Piaggio was born in Pegli, which at that time was an independent municipality. His father was Rinaldo Piaggio, the founder of Piaggio. He graduated with a degree in Economics from University of Genoa in 1927, and would later receive an honorary degree in engineering from the University of Pisa, in 1951.[1]
Piaggio and his brother Armando inherited the family engineering business on their father's death in 1938. This had initially manufactured rolling-stock but had moved into aircraft production by the outbreak of World War II. Their factory was seriously damaged by Allied bombing and was unable to continue aircraft production when the war ended.[2]
Enrico Piaggio took the decision to diversify into manufacturing Vespa scooters. This proved to be a far-sighted move, as Piaggio would eventually become one of the biggest manufacturers of two-wheel vehicles in the world. [3]
Piaggio had also been critically wounded in September 1943, following a shooting incident in the lobby of the Excelsior Hotel in Florence. His life was saved only by removing one of his kidneys.
In October 1965, Piaggio was taken ill at work during an industrial dispute. The ambulance taking him to hospital had to make its way through crowds of strikers. Piaggio was released from hospital and died at home ten days later. Thousands of mourners lined the streets as his funeral passed by, including many of the erstwhile strikers.
Family
Enrico Piaggio was the second husband of Paola Antonelli, the widow of the El Alamein commander Colonel Alberto Bechi Luserna. They lived in the Villa Varramista which Piaggio purchased in 1953. [4]
Piaggio's stepdaughter, Antonella Bechi Piaggio, went on to marry Umberto Agnelli.[4]
References
^Giorgio Sarti (2006). Vespa: 1946-2006: 60 Years of the Vespa. MotorBooks International. p. 34. ISBN978-0-7603-2577-3.
^ . Vespa LA. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011.
^ ab. Villa Varramista. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010.
January 07, 2023
enrico, piaggio, february, 1905, october, 1965, italian, industrialist, born, 1905, february, 1905pegli, italydied16, october, 1965, 1965, aged, villa, varramista, tuscanynationalityitalianoccupationhead, piaggiospousepaola, antonellichildrenantonella, becchi,. Enrico Piaggio 22 February 1905 16 October 1965 was an Italian industrialist Enrico PiaggioBorn 1905 02 22 22 February 1905Pegli ItalyDied16 October 1965 1965 10 16 aged 60 Villa Varramista TuscanyNationalityItalianOccupationHead of PiaggioSpousePaola AntonelliChildrenAntonella Becchi Piaggio step daughter Life EditPiaggio was born in Pegli which at that time was an independent municipality His father was Rinaldo Piaggio the founder of Piaggio He graduated with a degree in Economics from University of Genoa in 1927 and would later receive an honorary degree in engineering from the University of Pisa in 1951 1 Piaggio and his brother Armando inherited the family engineering business on their father s death in 1938 This had initially manufactured rolling stock but had moved into aircraft production by the outbreak of World War II Their factory was seriously damaged by Allied bombing and was unable to continue aircraft production when the war ended 2 Enrico Piaggio took the decision to diversify into manufacturing Vespa scooters This proved to be a far sighted move as Piaggio would eventually become one of the biggest manufacturers of two wheel vehicles in the world 3 Piaggio had also been critically wounded in September 1943 following a shooting incident in the lobby of the Excelsior Hotel in Florence His life was saved only by removing one of his kidneys In October 1965 Piaggio was taken ill at work during an industrial dispute The ambulance taking him to hospital had to make its way through crowds of strikers Piaggio was released from hospital and died at home ten days later Thousands of mourners lined the streets as his funeral passed by including many of the erstwhile strikers Family EditEnrico Piaggio was the second husband of Paola Antonelli the widow of the El Alamein commander Colonel Alberto Bechi Luserna They lived in the Villa Varramista which Piaggio purchased in 1953 4 Piaggio s stepdaughter Antonella Bechi Piaggio went on to marry Umberto Agnelli 4 References Edit Giorgio Sarti 2006 Vespa 1946 2006 60 Years of the Vespa MotorBooks International p 34 ISBN 978 0 7603 2577 3 Vespa History Enrico Piaggio Star Vespa Vespa History Vespa LA Archived from the original on 2 January 2011 a b Varramista Tuscany Varramista s century long history Villa Varramista Archived from the original on 15 July 2010 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Enrico Piaggio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enrico Piaggio amp oldid 1113970194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
