Carlo Ginori
Marchese Carlo Andrea Ginori (born January 7, 1702 in Florence , † April 11, 1757 in Livorno ) was an Italian politician and businessman. He founded Italy's first porcelain factory in Doccia near Florence .
Carlo Ginori came from a long-established Florentine family who had gotten rich with the wool trade. From 1730 he was with Donna Elisabetta Corsini, a niece of the future Pope Clement XII. , married. From an early age he was interested in scientific studies, which he continued his entire life as an amateur scientist. Ginori was active in various fields; So he introduced the breeding of the angora goat in Tuscany , imported exotic plants for agricultural studies and promoted coral fishing off the coast. Ginori had been a Florentine Senator since 1734, and in 1738 acquired the title of Marchese of Riparbella . On this estate in the Maremma , he began projects to drain the marshland and thus anticipated the later undertakings under the Tuscan Grand Dukes from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen . From 1746 Carlo Ginori was governor of the city of Livorno .
His studies in porcelain manufacture, which he began around 1735, became important. In 1737 he visited Vienna on a diplomatic mission . During this stay he deepened his knowledge, and brought arcanists and painters with him from the Vienna porcelain factory , who helped him set up his own factory. This is considered to be the third oldest in Europe after that of Meißen and Vienna. It was built in 1737 in the villa of his country estate in Doccia (today part of Sesto Fiorentino ), and existed until 2013 under the name Richard-Ginori .
literature
- Orsola Gori Pasta: Ginori, CarloGi. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 55: Ginammi – Giovanni da Crema. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, with place of death Vienna.
Web links
- Ginori, Carlo Lorenzo. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved on January 21, 2019. with place of death Livorno
- Museum of the Richard-Ginori Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, English)
Remarks
- ^ Richard Ginori 1735. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ginori, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ginori, Carlo Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian politician and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1757 |
| Place of death | Livorno |