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Camillo Castiglioni (22 October 1879 – 18 December 1957) was an Italian-Austrian Jewish financier and banker, and was the wealthiest man in Central Europe during World War I. Nicknamed "Austrian Stinnes", he was active in aviation's pioneering days and invested in the arts.
Encyclopaedia Judaica. CASTIGLIONI, CAMILLOCASTIGLIONI, CAMILLO (1879–1957), Austrian financier. Born in Trieste, the son of Ḥayyim (Vittorio) *Castiglioni, he began his business career as a tire salesman, worked for German and Austrian automobile and aircraft industries, and during World War i arranged for regular supplies to the army and ...
In 1922, the major investor and aircraft construction pioneer Camillo Castiglioni was the main shareholder of Knorr-Bremse AG. He bought the BMW company name and took over engine construction operations, along with the employees, production facilities and company logo, and transferred everything to BFW, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG.
Camillo Castiglioni, a financier and aviation pioneer once reputed to be the wealthiest man in Central Europe, died on this day in 1957 in Rome. Castiglioni was an Italian-Austrian banker who played a big part in the early days of aviation and also invested his wealth in the arts.
Nov 28, 2023 · Enter financier Camillo Castiglioni, the mastermind who would steer BMW into its next chapter. In a move that would make even the most astute business moguls nod in respect, Castiglioni acquired the engine production unit of BMW – workforce, facilities, and all. But he didn't stop there.
Mar 7, 2018 · The half-Italian, half-Austrian financer Camillo Castiglioni was the richest man in all of Central Europe—the wealthiest who wasn’t a royal—and he was an airplane enthusiast, riding the wave of enthusiasm that encompassed cutting-edge technology.
ROME, Dec. 24--Camillo Castiglioni, an internaitonal financier, died here last Wednesday of bronchial pneumonia. He was 76 year old. His death was announced by his family after his burial.
