Benedetto Brin

Benedetto Brin (born May 17, 1833 in Turin , † May 24, 1898 in Rome ) was an Italian admiral . He is considered the creator of the modern Italian navy .

Monument to Benedetto Brin in Livorno

Life

1906, ironclad Benedetto Brin at anchor in Genoa

Benedetto Brin was a trained shipbuilding engineer . In 1873 he became State Secretary under Naval Minister Simone Pacoret de Saint Bon and designed numerous warships . After a left-wing government came to power in 1876, he was made Minister of the Navy .

In this role he implemented the fleet program developed by Admiral de Saint Bon with some modifications. Under his political leadership, the hitherto rather weak Italian shipbuilding industry took off. The Italian fleet also developed and completed itself systematically for the first time in all of its components. Benedetto Brin is also considered to be the founder of the Accademia Navale . He remained in his post for a total of eleven years under various governments, at times Ferdinando Acton continued the work of Brin on his behalf.

literature

A. Capone: Brin, Benedetto. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 14: Branchi-Buffetti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1972.

Web links

Commons : Benedetto Brin - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry in the Portal Storico of the Camera dei deputati

personal data
SURNAME	Brin, Benedetto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian admiral and politician, member of the Camera
DATE OF BIRTH	May 17, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turin , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	May 24, 1898
Place of death	Rome , Italy