Agnelli, Giovanni at Dizionario Biografico degli italiani (in Italian) by Gaetano Arfè, 1, published by the Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia in 1960
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Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli was an Italian industrialist and principal founder of Fiat S.p.A., established in 1899. Under his leadership, Fiat became a cornerstone of Italy's automotive industry, significantly contributing to the country's industrialization during the early 20th century. Agnelli also served as a Senator from 1923 to 1944.
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business · Italian businessman (1866–1945) · entrepreneur · engineer · industrialist · racing automobile driver · politician · also Giovanni Agnelli, Agnelli
Born 13 August 1866 · Died 16 December 1945 · Q315610
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2003· 1 entry
San Diego Union-Tribune: Giovanni Agnelli Memoriam
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1945· 1 entry
Died 1945-12-16.
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1927· 1 entry
Mussolini felt compelled to warn his superiors, in the words of historian Valerio Castronovo, of "the serious and absurd danger that Fiat ended up considering itself as an intangible and sacred institution of the State,
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1923· 1 entry
By Mussolini as a senator for the National Fascist Party
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1920· 2 entries
Won: Grand Officer (February 1920).
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Gualino and Agnelli participated in recapitalization of the private bank Jean de Fernex and bought a third of the shares of Alfredo Frassati, publisher of La Stampa
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1906· 1 entry
The first Fiat car dealer in the United States was established at a location in Manhattan on Broadway
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1898· 2 entries
Won: Knight (December 1898).
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Met Count Emanuele Cacherano di Bricherasio, who was looking for investors for his horseless carriage project
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1893· 1 entry
Agnelli returned to Villar Perosa, where he followed in his father's footsteps and became mayor in 1895, a post that he held until his death in 1945; he was succeeded by his grandson, Gianni Agnelli, whom he took care of
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1866· 2 entries
Born 1866-08-13.
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In Villar Perosa, a small town near Pinerolo in Piedmont, which is still the main home and burial place of the Agnelli family
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