Arnoldo Mondadori

Arnoldo Mondadori

Italian publisher (1889–1971)

Arnoldo Mondadori (2 November 1889 – 8 June 1971) was one of the greatest and most influential Italian publishers of the XX century. Born into a poor family, he created a publishing empire Arnoldo Mondadori Editore that is today the largest in Italy.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Arnoldo Mondadori (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 2, 1889, died Jun 8, 1971.1

About

Arnoldo Mondadori was forced to drop out of school after five years of study and began working while still a teenager. He held a variety of jobs before landing a position as an apprentice at a printing house. From there, he gradually built a media empire: his publishing house held a significant share of the market for fiction, popular science, schoolbooks, manuals, and periodicals.

Mondadori was a member of the National Fascist Party since 1924 and collaborated with the Fascist regime in Italy. However, he was not an ideological adherent of fascism; his only concern was keeping his publishing house afloat, and to that end, he conducted business with the party and the government.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arnoldo Mondadori, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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