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Pietro Loro Piana

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Pietro Antonio Loro Piana(Trivero,6 September 1883 – 1941) was an Italianengineerandentrepreneur.He founded the textile companyLoro Piana

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Pietro Antonio Loro Piana was the son of Giacomo Loro Piana and Clementina Zignone. His family had been in wool-making in theProvince of Biella.[1][non-primary source needed]InQuarona,Province of Vercelli,he founded theLanificio Fratelli Lora e Compagniaand thenLanificio di Quarona di Zignone & C..[1]

He then started a new venture,Ing. Loro Piana & C.inCorso Rolandion 24 April 1924.[2]It later became the Loro Piana SpA, one of the largest companies in the world producing clothing incashmere wool.[2]

Loro Piana died in 1941.

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