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Camillo Castiglioni

Camillo Castiglioni

Austrian financier and banker

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Founder of
BMW X6
BMW X6
BMW 2 Series
BMW 2 Series
BMW 1 Series
BMW 1 Series
BMW 7 Series
BMW 7 Series
BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series
BMW M5
BMW M5
BMW M4
BMW M4
BMW M3
BMW M3
...
Birthdate
October 22, 1879
Birthplace
Trieste
Trieste
Date of Death
December 18, 1957
Place of Death
Rome
Rome
Nationality
Austria
Austria
Occupation
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Financier
Economist
Economist
Engineer
Engineer

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Citizenship
Austria
Austria
Wikidata ID
Q79091

Camillo Castiglioni (22 October 1879 – 18 December 1957) was an Italian-Austrian Jewish financier and banker, and was the wealthiest man in Central Europe during World War I. Nicknamed "Austrian Stinnes", he was active in aviation's pioneering days and invested in the arts. Castiglioni was credited as being instrumental to the founding of what would eventually become BMW AG.

Castiglioni significantly influenced the development of BMW AG in its early years. The granting of a license agreement by Austro-Daimler to the Rapp-Werke in 1917 was partly attributable to Castiglioni. 1918 At Castiglioni's insistence the Wiener Bankverein (Vienna) acquired the majority of BMW's share capital. 1922 Castiglioni purchased all the equipment relating to engine construction, the associated know-how and the rights to the name "Bayerische Motoren Werke AG" from the BMW AG, which was renamed Süddeutsche Bremse AG. Castiglioni in turn renamed the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke to BMW AG and allowed the renamed company to continue production at the BFW plant. From the establishment of BMW AG until November 9, 1922 and then from 1924 to 1929, he was a member of the Supervisory Board and President of BMW AG. 1928 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

His was one of the voices that urged BMW in 1928 to purchase the Eisenach Automobilwerke. Due to financial difficulties in 1929 he was obliged to surrender his holding of BMW shares to a consortium of banks (Deutsche Bank, Disconto, Bankhaus Hagen etc.).

A consortium led by the Deutsche Bank and the Diskonto-Gesellschaft purchased the BMW shares previously held by Camillo Castiglioni, who was facing problems of liquidity.

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AUSTRIA IS SHAKEN BY BIG BANK CRASH; Castiglioni, Richest Man in the Country, Known as a Post-War "Ponzi," Flees to Italy. WARRANT OUT FOR ARREST Two Bank Officials Are Also Sought for Fraud -- Another Commits Suicide. AUSTRIA IS SHAKEN BY BIG BANK CRASH

https://www.nytimes.com/1924/09/30/archives/austria-is-shaken-by-big-bank-crash-castiglioni-richest-man-in-the.html

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September 30, 1924

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