Aldo Garzanti

Aldo Garzanti (1883 in Forlì – 1961 in San Pellegrino Terme) was an Italian entrepreneur and publisher, who founded the eponymous publishing company.

Early life Born in Forlì, his father was a schoolteacher and follower of Garibaldi. He was educated in his native city where G. Mazzatinti introduced him to librarianship. He then studied at the Faculty of Letters in the University of Bologna, graduating in 1907.

The company suffered during the Second World War when the old Treves printing plant was bombed but Garzanti was successful in rebuilding modern facilities within a year, winning the Roncoroni prize for rapid redevelopment. In 1952, suffering from poor health, he retired as managing director of the company but remained chairman of the board.