Alexander Onassis

Greek businessman, son of Aristotle Onassis

Alexander Socrates Onassis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ωνάσης; April 30, 1948 – January 23, 1973) was an American-born Greek businessman. He was the son of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his first wife Tina Livanos. He and his sister Christina Onassis were upset by his father's marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy.

Alexander Onassis
Born(1948-04-30)April 30, 1948
DiedJanuary 23, 1973(1973-01-23) (aged 24)
Cause of deathInjuries sustained in a plane crash
Resting placeSkorpios, Ionian Islands, Greece
Occupation(s)Businessman; President of Olympic Aviation
Parent(s)Aristotle Onassis (father)
Athina Livanos (mother)
RelativesChristina Onassis (sister)
Athina Onassis (niece) Jacqueline Kennedy (stepmother)

He was the head of Olympic Aviation, a Greek airline owned by his father. Onassis died in hospital as a result of injuries from an airplane crash at Hellinikon International Airport at the age of 24.[1]

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  1. Destiny Prevails: My life with Aristotle, Alexander, Christina Onassis and her daughter, Athina, Paul J. Ioannidis, Livani Publishing, 2013.