Girolamo Luxardo (1784–1865) was an Italian entrepreneur and diplomat, founder of the Italian liqueur brand Girolamo Luxardo.[1]
Girolamo Luxardo | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Girolamo Luxardo | |
| Born | Carlo Maria Viola 1784 |
| Died | 1865 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneurship, Industrialism |
He was born in Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1784.[1][2] Luxardo was the descendant of a noble Ligurian family.[1]
In 1817 he moved to Zara (today Zadar, Croatia).[1][2] His wife Maria Canevari produced liqueurs at home, specializing in "rosolio maraschino", a liquor from Dalmatia.[3] In 1821, he opened a distillery, receiving the privilege to produce maraschino from the Court of Vienna.[1][4] Thus he transformed the maraschino from home-made product into an industrial product that soon gained international fame.[1]
The presidency of Zadar's chamber of commerce, which was re-organized by Luxardo, was held by members of his family until 1943.[1] The members of the Luxardo family consolidated the trade relationships between Italy and Dalmatia.[1]
His distillery became the most important of Austria-Hungary and, after the World War I and the annexation of Zadar to Italy, one of the most important of the Kingdom of Italy.[1] The factory was destroyed in the 1943 bombings, and in the aftermath of World War II moved to Padua by his descendants.[1]
Luxardo died in 1865 in Zara (Zadar).[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Luxardo, Girolamo". Enciclopedia Italiana. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Giovani Giornalisti (2012). 5 Edizione Premio Giornalistico Alfio Menegazzo. Premio Alfio Menegazzo. p. 116.
- ^ "Our History". Luxardo S.p.A. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth & Other Aperitifs. Mixellany Limited. ISBN 978-1-907434-29-7.