Gianni Agnelli
Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, (Italian: [ˈdʒanni aɲˈɲɛlli]; 12 March 1921 – 24 January 2003), also known as L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian businessman. He was known for his business career with Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP. He was the richest man in modern Italian history.[1]
Giovanni Agnelli | |
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| Senator for Life | |
| In office 1 June 1991 – 24 January 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1921 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 24 January 2003 (aged 81) Turin, Italy |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto |
| Relations | Giovanni Agnelli (grandfather) John Elkann (grandson) |
| Children | Edoardo Agnelli III Countess Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen |
| Parents | Edoardo Agnelli II (father) Princess Virginia Bourbon del Monte (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
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Agnelli (left) with his grandfather and Fiat founder, Giovanni Agnelli, in 1940
Agnelli (in the centre) and the Fiat board of directors meet then president Sandro Pertini (at his left) during an official visit to the new Sevel Val di Sangro factory in 1981
From left to right: Agnelli, investor and former chairman of Juventus, talks with some squad's footballers (Antonello Cuccureddu, Gianpietro Marchetti, Dino Zoff, José Altafini, and Pietro Anastasi) at Villar Perosa in the summer of 1972.
Agnelli takes delivery of his Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale. It was the second of only two built by Pininfarina and Ferrari.
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Ribbon bar of the Italian Order of Merit for Labour.
Croce di guerra al valor militare BAR
1940-1943 Medaglia commemorativa del periodo bellico it BAR
References
- ↑ Seal, Mark (20 October 2009). The Woman Who Wanted the Secrets. http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2008/08/agnelli200808. Retrieved 1 June 2011.