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Antonio Bernocchi (Castellanza, January 17, 1859 – Milan, December 8, 1930) was a European business magnate, philanthropist, entrepreneur, politician and patron of one of the most important Italian textile industries group in Europe since 1850. Bernocchi was one of the most famous patrons of the Metropolitan City of Milan and Legnano. Antonio Bernocchi revolutionized the Textile industry, and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.〔() "La lezione del passato. L'industriale Bernocchi: esempio puro di mecenatismo", Corriere della sera, 2013〕 Andrea Bernocchi with his family has designed, built and donated to the city of Milan, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design Triennale and the rebuilt La Scala Opera House and the Pinacoteca di Brera and Brera Academy after the bombing destruction caused by the World War II. Bernocchi was also the founder of severals hospitals and health facilities in Italy and Africa, such as the Hospital of Legnano.〔() "Esplora il significato del termine: 1930, addio a Bernocchi industriale col cuore grande1930, addio a Bernocchi industriale col cuore grande". Corriere della sera, October 20, 2013〕 == Biography== Bernocchi was a co-founder of the Bernocchi Enterprises Company with his brothers Andrea and Michele, which dominated all the Textile industry in Europe, up to the sixities years. Born into a family of very humble origins, he was able to make only a few study at the Technical School of Busto Arsizio without getting any highchools and university study title. In 1865 the father Rodolfo founded, with few financial resources, fruits of hard savings, a small business of bleaching in Legnano city, in the locality Gabinella. In the early 1874, he collaborated with six craft workers family members. The founder's sons, Antonio, Michele and Andrea, become, the primitive crafters of one of the largest European textile industries, started with the name ''Cotonificio Bernocchi''. The Kingdom of Italy was replaced by the Italian Republic and soon came the deep oil crisis, the family Bernocchi decided to close the factories all around Europe (Romania, Bulgary, Greece, Tunisia, Africa, Italy, etc.) and to converted the assests in part several different markets, like the first private energy production in Italy and in the mechanical sectors.〔(Archivi, biblioteche e territorio: Vol. I - da Arese a Legnano, Consorzio Sistema Bibliotecario Nord )〕 In short time Bernocchi family members become financemen, shareholders owners and board directors of severals companies worldwide, like of the Franco Tosi Meccanica, along with the sons of the founder of Tosi and the Falck family, which built the first Diesel engine in Italy. Bernocchi dynasty becoming one of the most important families of European industrial history, especially but not only in the Italian fashion industry, energy productions and industrial factories innovation and design. In 1972 the family Bernocchi immediately sensed the change of the economy era and decided to close also their fashion factories in the province of Milan and Legnano, the last factory plant was closed by of Andrea Bernocchi in 1992, not before donating to his factory workers a home pension funds and to the city of Legnano his personal property villa to make the town library and to allocate various pubblic buildings for social purposes.〔(La Prealpina Mercoledì 24 maggio 2006 )〕〔Architecture commemorating the donation of the family Bernocchi to Milan's Palazzo dell'arte Triennale, located on the second floor, ''"At Senator Antonio Bernocchi that perfect culmination of a busy life wanted to link his name with a large city institution, the City of Milan, translated into the willingness of generous donor with the generous contributions of his brothers Michael and Andrea Bernocchi to dedicates this palace for arts"''〕 Antonio Bernocchi, was also the Mayor of Legnano from 1901 to 1902. In 1929 he was named Senator of the Italian Kingdom. Among the most important honors conferred we remember the most important title of Italian governments: the "Grand Officer of Order of the Crown of Italy". His grave in the Monumental Cemetery of Milan was made in 1936 by the family friend sculptor designer Giannino Castiglioni and represent the Calvary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Bernocchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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