Antonio Bernocchi

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Antonio Bernocchi
Antonio Bernocchi in 1885
Born(1859-01-17)17 January 1859
Castellanza, Varese, Italy
Died8 December 1930(1930-12-08) (aged 71)
Milan, Italy
Burial placeCimitero Monumentale di Milano, Milan, Italy
OccupationTextile industry
Parent(s)Rodolfo Bernocchi
Angela Colombo[1]

Antonio Bernocchi (17 January 1859 – 8 December 1930) was an Italian industrialist, who built up a successful

textile factory at Legnano, in Lombardy
.

Life

The Bernocchi factory at Legnano
Tomb of Antonio Bernocchi in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, 1936

Bernocchi was born on 17 January 1859 at Castellanza in the province of Varese, in Lombardy in northern Italy. He was one of three sons of Rodolfo Bernocchi and Angela Colombo.[1]

Bernocchi attended the Scuola Tecnica of

Senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He died in Milan in the following year, on 8 December 1930.[3] He is buried in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, in a large monumental tomb by the architect Alessandro Minali and the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni
.

Patronage and donations

Commemorative plaque on the Palazzo dell'Arte

Bernocchi made several charitable donations. After the demoralising

Triennale exhibition, in the Parco Sempione.[6]: 24  The pavilion, also known as Palazzo Bernocchi, was designed by Giovanni Muzio and built between 1931 and 1933; construction was financed by Bernocchi and by his brothers Andrea and Michele.[7]
: 1948 

The Coppa Bernocchi, a bicycle race held at Legnano since 1919, is dedicated to Bernocchi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Senatori d'Italia: Senatori dell'Italia fascista: Scheda Senatore: Bernocchi Antonio (in Italian). Senato della Repubblica. Archived 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Franco Tettamanti (20 October 2010). 1930, addio a Bernocchi industriale col cuore grande (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived 30 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b Francesca Bonazzoli (9 May 2013). L'industriale Bernocchi: esempio puro di mecenatismo (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived 14 July 2014.
  4. ISBN 9788846423450
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  5. ^ Gianni Long (1982). La Scala: vita di un teatro (in Italian). Milano: A. Mondadori.
  6. ISBN 9788882230449
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  7. ISBN 9788843511723
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