Anthony Francis Lucas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anthony Francis Lucas

Croatian oil explorer

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1855

Place of Birth: Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1921

Profession: businessperson, engineer, geologist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Anthony Francis Lucas (born Antun Lucic; September 9, 1855 – September 2, 1921) was an American Croatian-born oil explorer.
With Pattillo Higgins he organized the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas that became known as Spindletop.
This led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the petroleum age.