Giovanni Agnelli Born: 13-Aug-1866 Birthplace: Villar Perosa, Italy Died: 16-Dec-1945 Location of death: Turin, Italy Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Cimitero di Villar Perosa, Piemonte, Italy
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business Party Affiliation: Federalist Nationality: Italy Executive summary: Founder of Fiat Military service: Italian Army On 12 July 1899, Giovanni Agnelli put up about $400 to become a founding partner in the Italian Car Factory at Turin (literally, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino or Fiat), and within three years he held virtual control of the company. A prominent supporter of Benito Mussolini, he was appointed to the Italian Senate in 1923. He was also Mayor of his home town, Villar Perosa, from 1895 until his death in 1945. Father: Edoardo Agnelli (farmer, b. 1831, d. 1871) Mother: Aniceta Frisetti Agnelli Sister: Felecita Carolina Agnelli (b. 1869, d. 1872) Wife: Clara Boselli Agnelli (b. 1869, m. 2-Feb-1889, d. 1946, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Aniceta Agnelli Nasi ("Tina", b. 1889, d. 1928) Son: Edoardo Agnelli (ball-bearing executive, b. 1892, d. 1935 plane crash)
High School: Military School of Modena (1886) University: Collegio San Giuseppe, Turin, Italy
Fiat Co-Founder (1899)
Fiat Managing Director (1902-20)
Member of the Board of Fiat Chairman (1899-45)
Automotive Hall of Fame
Order of the Crown of Italy 1898
Mayor of Villar Perosa (1895-1945)
Italian Senate (1923-45) Agnelli Family Italian Ancestry
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