Ferdinando Bocconi
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Ferdinando Bocconi (11 November 1836 – 5 February 1908) was an Italian entrepreneur and politician. He is mostly known for being the founder of Bocconi University in Milan[1] in 1902.
Bocconi was born and died in Milan. The university was named after his son, Luigi Bocconi, who died in the Battle of Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "History - Bocconi University". www.unibocconi.it. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Bocconi People - Bocconi University". www.unibocconi.it. Retrieved 2024-07-18.