William Knox D'Arcy

William Knox D'Arcy
Born	(1849-10-11)11 October 1849 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Died	1 May 1917(1917-05-01) (aged 67) Middlesex, England
Nationality	Australian, British
Education	Westminster School
Spouse	Elena Birkbeck (m. 1872)

William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 1849 – 1 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia.^[1]