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Encyclopedia > Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli.

Giovanni Agnelli (August 13, 1866 - December 16, 1945) was an Italian entepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899. Image File history File links Gianni_Agnelli_senior. ... Image File history File links Gianni_Agnelli_senior. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

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Early life

Son of Edoardo Agnelli and Aniceta Frisetti, born in Villar Perosa, a small town near Pinerolo, Italy, still the main home and burial place of the Agnelli family. Giovanni's father, mayor of Villar Perosa, died at age 40, when Giovanni was just five. Studied at the Collegio San Giuseppe in Turin; then embarked on a military career until 1893 when he returned to Villar Perosa, where he followed in his father's footsteps and became mayor in 1895 which he held until his death. Agnelli heard about the invention of the (then) new horseless carriage and immediately saw an opportunity for using his engineering and entrepreneurial skills. In 1898, he met Count Emanuele Bricherasio di Cacherano of Turin, who was looking for investors for his horseless carriage project; Agnelli sensed the opportunity. ... Pinerolo is a town in Italy, 40 km southwest of Turin on the River Chisone. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... ... “Torino” redirects here. ... ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... “Torino” redirects here. ...


Business career

On July 1, 1899 he was part of the group of founding members of the Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino, which became FIAT; he paid $400 for his share in 1899, worth billions today. One year later he was the managing director of the new company and became the chairman in 1920. The first Fiat plant opened in 1900 with 35 staff made 24 cars. Known from the beginning for the talent and creativity of its engineering staff; by 1903 FIAT made a small profit and produced 135 cars; grew to 1,149 cars by 1906. The company then went public selling shares via the Milan stock exchange. Agnelli began purchasing all the shares he could adding to his holding, overcoming scandals and labour problems. After World War I the company jumped from 30th to third place among Italian industrial companies. The first Ford factory was opened 4 years after Fiat was founded and Agnelli visited several times and adopted various practices he observed. He was appointed a Senator in 1923, and filled several other prestigious positions between the two wars. However Agnelli remained focused and propelled FIAT to the international arena. He was still active with FIAT at the start of the Second World War, but died soon after it ended in 1945 at age 79. Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... The Borsa Italiana S.p. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


For his grandson, see Gianni Agnelli. Gianni Agnelli. ...


See also

Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... Edoardo Agnelli (1892-1935) Italian industrialist and principal family shareholder of Fiat. ... Gianni Agnelli. ...

External links

  • Genealogy of his descendants
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9199076

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