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  1. Pochi sanno che a capo di una delle più importanti e antiche case automobilistiche europee, la Bmw, ci fu un finanziere di origini triestine: Camillo Castigl...

  2. Dec 14, 2022 · 2019, Camillo Castiglioni, trailer del docufilm “Jack of all trades - The life of Camillo Castiglioni”, edizione in lingua inglese del docu-film austriaco “...

    • Early Life
    • Aviation Financing
    • BMW Influence
    • Failed Speculation and Bankruptcy
    • Philanthropy
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    Castiglioni was born in Trieste, then part of Austria-Hungary, to the chief rabbi. His older brother was Arturo Castiglioni. It is not known when Camillo developed his interest in aviation, but it is known that he was passionate about flying. Camillo's education was primarily law, gaining employment as an attorney and legal officer of a bank in Pad...

    During the First World War, he became one of the richest and most influential financiers in Central Europe. The first major investor in the series production of aircraft. In 1914, he purchased the German aircraft company Hansa- und Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke, which employed Ernst Heinkel as its chief designer. Acquired a majority holding in Aus...

    Castiglioni significantly influenced the development of BMW AG in its early years. The granting of a license agreement by Austro-Daimler to the Rapp-Werke in 1917 was partly attributable to Castiglioni. 1918 At Castiglioni's insistence the Wiener Bankvereinacquired the majority of BMW's share capital. 1922 Castiglioni purchased all the equipment re...

    In February 1924, Castiglioni partnered with Fritz Mannheimer, and later other influential bankers to speculate on the devaluation of the French franc. They shorted hundreds of millions of franc, eventually causing the franc to drop almost 40% in less than a month. By the beginning of March 1924, one United States dollar was worth 28 francs. Then, ...

    Castiglioni built up a large art collection and a theatre in Vienna. He was the richest man in Central Europe and much beloved by the Viennese whom he assisted financially on Sundays and odd occasions. He was also a patron of the arts and for some time supported the famed producer Max Reinhardt, for whom he built a theater. So fond was he of appear...

    Newspaper clippings about Camillo Castiglioni in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
  3. Apr 10, 2024 · Quando una fabbrica tedesca di motori per aerei diventa la Bayerische Motoren Werke, nei primi anni 20, azionista unico è Camillo Castiglioni, imprenditore triestino colto e spregiudicato. Che ...

  4. Camillo Castiglioni ( Trieste, 22 ottobre 1879 – Roma, 18 dicembre 1957) è stato un imprenditore, banchiere e finanziere austriaco di origine italiana. Uno degli uomini più ricchi in Europa centrale durante la prima guerra mondiale. Visse a lungo in Austria e Baviera, fu soprannominato l' "Hugo Stinnes" austriaco, si occupò di aviazione e ...

  5. 6 days ago · Questa è l'incredibile vicenda di Camillo Castiglioni, uno dei personaggi più importanti dell'ecomomia e della politica europee nella prima metà del '900, una figura complessa e controversa, di cui oggi si è forse persa la memoria, ma il cui percorso ci racconta un pezzo di storia fondamentale per comprendere l'epoca tra le due guerre ...

  6. La mostra, allestita da Omniarem, si pone l’obiettivo di raccontare la straordinaria vita di Camillo Castiglioni, uno dei più grandi finanzieri e industriali europei negli anni Dieci e Venti del Novecento, con un particolare approfondimento relativo al periodo in cui come proprietario della BMW ne favorisce la trasformazione in una fabbrica ...

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