Boris Lissanevitch | |
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Борис Миколайович Лисаневич | |
Born | Boris Nikolayevich Lisanevich October 4, 1905 Odessa, Ukraine |
Died | October 20, 1985 Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Hotelier, restaurateur |
Known for | Opening first hotel in Nepal |
Boris Nikolayevich Lisanevich (Ukrainian: Борис Миколайович Лисаневич, Russian: Борис Николаевич Лисаневич; 1905 –1985) was a ballet dancer, a hotelier and a restaurateur. He helped pave the way for tourism in Nepal, when he opened the country's first hotel, the Hotel Royal, and later when he created the Yak & Yeti Hotel and Restaurant.