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Lionello Perera. Lionello Arturo Lopes Perera ( né Leone Arturo Perera Lopez; June 25, 1871 – April 26, 1942) [1] was a banker, philanthropist and patron of the arts and music, active in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. Lionello Perera was born and grew up in Venice, Italy. He studied commerce there, and then emigrated to the ...
- June 25, 1871, Venice, Italy
- Carolyn Allen Perera
- April 26, 1942 (aged 70), New York, United States
- Royal High School of Commerce, (today’s Ca' Foscari University of Venice)
The book presents the long-lost biography of Lionello Perera, principal banker, patron, and philanthropist of the Italian American community in New York at the inception of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Venice, Lionello Perera took over his uncle’s financial activity in Wall Street and developed the family business into a stronghold of the Italian American community. His ...
Mr. Perera came by his interest in currency and exchange naturally. His father, the late Lionello Perera, founded a bank in New York that eventually was merged with the First National City Bank.
Lionello Arturo Lopes Perera ( né Leone Arturo Perera Lopez; June 25, 1871 – April 26, 1942) was a banker, philanthropist and patron of the arts and music, active in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. Lionello Perera. Born. June 25, 1871. Venice, Italy.
Jun 3, 2022 · Hardcover – June 3, 2022. The book presents the long-lost biography of Lionello Perera, principal banker, patron, and philanthropist of the Italian American community in New York at the inception of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Venice, Lionello Perera took over his uncle's financial activity in Wall Street and developed the ...
- Hardcover
- Diego Mantoan
Nov 28, 2022 · Lionello Perera's life highlights the silent contribution of Italian Americans to change the US banking system and help the integration of Italian immigrants in their new country. Hence, the main audience are students and scholars interested in the history of immigration, banking history, Italian American culture as well as music studies and ...
Feb 1, 2023 · The subject of this biography, Lionello Arturo Lopes Perera, was born in Venice in 1871 of Jewish and Venetian background. His father, a commercial agent from Livorno, died when Perera was 11; ever after, he, the only son, felt responsible for the welfare of his five sisters. His close relatives knew that his commercial success would depend on his education, and so he was sent to one of the ...
