Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio

Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio (1913 – 5 February 2011) was an Italian lawyer and businessman, and the founder of Silversea Cruises.

He was born in Naples in 1913.[1][2]

Lefebvre worked as a maritime lawyer and taught maritime and commercial law at the Bari University until he became a professor at Bari, Naples and Rome Universities in 1938.[1][2]

Lefebvre began buying cargo ships and ferries in the Adriatic.[2] He went on to own Sitmar Cruises, which was merged with Princess Cruises in 1988 to form Silversea Cruises.[2]

He died on 5 February 2011.[2]

His son, Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio, became the chairman and owner of Silversea.[2]

References
  1. "Last farewell to Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio - Ship2Shore". www.ship2shore.it. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Silversea Founder Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio Dies at Age 98 - Travel Agent Central". www.travelagentcentral.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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