About Pietro Loro Piana
Lived 1883 – 1941 (aged 57–58). Pietro Loro Piana was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur.
Pietro Antonio Loro Piana (Trivero, 6 September 1883 – 1941) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur. He founded the textile company Loro Piana.
Biography Pietro Antonio Loro Piana was the son of Giacomo Loro Piana and Clementina Zignone. His family had been in wool-making in the Province of Biella. In Quarona, Province of Vercelli, he founded the Lanificio Fratelli Lora e Compagnia and then Lanificio di Quarona di Zignone & C.. It later became the Loro Piana SpA, one of the largest companies in the world producing clothing in cashmere wool.
Petro Loro Piana died in 1941.
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Who was Pietro Loro Piana?
Textile company founder (1883–1941)
When was Pietro Loro Piana born?
Pietro Loro Piana was born on 6 September 1883 in Trivero.
When did Pietro Loro Piana die?
Pietro Loro Piana died in 1941 in Cadeo.
What was Pietro Loro Piana's occupation?
Pietro Loro Piana was an engineer and entrepreneur.
What nationality was Pietro Loro Piana?
Pietro Loro Piana was Italian.
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