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Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, , also known as L'Avvocato , was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research. He was the richest man in modern Italian history.Agnelli was regarded as having an impeccable and slightly eccentric fashion sense, which has influenced both Italian and international men's fashion.

Agnelli was awarded the decoration Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1967 and the title Knight of Labour in 1977. Following his death in 2003, control of the firm was gradually passed to his grandson and chosen heir, John Elkann. Wikipedia  

✵ 12. March 1921 – 24. January 2003
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Famous Gianni Agnelli Quotes

“I like the wind because you can’t buy it.”

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“There is nothing more beautiful than a beautiful woman.”

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Agnelli: The Rules of the Game, Vanity Fair (1991)

“Everything is on loan in life—everything.”

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Agnelli: The Rules of the Game, Vanity Fair (1991)

“Doing things without giving the impression of suffering is a question of good manners.”

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Agnelli: The Rules of the Game, Vanity Fair (1991)

“I even believe aesthetics are like ethics. Something that is beautiful is ethical, and unethical things aren’t beautiful.”

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Agnelli: The Rules of the Game, Vanity Fair (1991)

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