About Giovanni Battista Pioda
Lived 1850 – 1914 (aged 64). Giovanni Battista Pioda was a Swiss diplomat.
Giovanni Battista Pioda II (24 April 1850 – 30 November 1914) colloquially also Giovan Battista Pioda and Jean Baptiste Pioda was a Swiss diplomat who served Minister of Switzerland to Italy from 1902 to 1914 succeeding Gaston Carlin. Previously he served as Minister of Switzerland to the United States in Washington, D.C. between 1894 and 1902 succeeding Alfred de Claparède. He was among the first professional diplomats of Switzerland.
Early life and education Pioda was born 24 April 1850 in Lugano, Switzerland, to Giovanni Battista Pioda Sr., a state attorney, diplomat and member of the Federal Council (Switzerland), and Anna Pioda (née Sozzi). His brothers include Carlo Eugenio Pioda and Gioachimo Pioda. He studied law in Switzerland and Italy completing a Licentiate degree in Rome in 1880.
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Swiss diplomat
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Giovanni Battista Pioda was born on 24 April 1850 in Lugano.
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Giovanni Battista Pioda died on 30 November 1914 in Anzio.
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Giovanni Battista Pioda was a diplomat.
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Giovanni Battista Pioda was Swiss.
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