Giovanni Treccani
Italian industrialist, publisher, and politician
Giovanni Treccani (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni trekˈkaːni]; 3 January 1877 – 6 July 1961) was an Italian textile industrialist, publisher and cultural patron. He sponsored the Giovanni Treccani Institute, established 18 February 1925 to publish the Enciclopedia Italiana (currently best known with his own name, Enciclopedia Treccani).2
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Born Jan 3, 1877, died Jul 6, 1961.1
About
Treccani was the son of a pharmacist. At the age of 17, he emigrated to Germany to work as a textile worker. In 1924, he became a Senator of Italy. In 1925 work started on the Italian Encyclopedia Institute. In 1937 he was awarded the title of Count, and in 1939 received a degree honoris causa in literature from the University of Milan.
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Companies
Career
Occupation: politician, patron of the arts, publisher, editor, entrepreneur, businessperson.6
- Date not recordedFounded Treves-Treccani-Tumminelli3
- Date not recordedFounded Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia4
- Date not recordedSenator of the Kingdom of Italy5
Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedOrder of Merit for Labour10
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