Piaggio, Rinaldo (1864 - 1938)

Founder

Rinaldo Piaggio was an italian entrepreneur and Italian Kingdom Senator. Piaggio initially produced locomotives and railway carriages. During WorldWar I the company focused on producing aircraft. Today Piaggio is a motor vehicle manufacturer based in Pontedera, Italy that has seven brands of scooters and motorcycles, and two compact commercial vehicle brands.
Who-is-Who in MMS, History of machines, history of mechanical engineering, machine design, motorcycles, naval components, aircraft components

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Piaggio, Rinaldo

Curriculum vitae

* 15.07.1864	Genova	born
1884		He founds Piaggio company
1915		Piaggio builts aircraft components
1934		Italian Kingdom Senator
† 15.01.1938	Genova	died

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		Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920
		Rationalisation, ca. 1920-1950

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Piaggio, Rinaldo (1864 - 1938)