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Italian Family: The Del Vecchio Family, From an Orphanage to the World’s Largest Eyewear Empire / La Famiglia Del Vecchio, dall’Orfanotrofio al Più Grande Impero Mondiale dell’Occhialeria
Leonardo Del Vecchio, founder of Luxottica and architect of one of Italy’s largest modern industrial fortunes. The story of the Del Vecchio family is one of the most remarkable examples of social mobility, industrial discipline and long-term strategic vision in modern Italy. Leonardo Del Vecchio did not inherit factories, political connections or family capital. He was born into poverty, spent part of his childhood in an orphanage and began working as a young apprentice in Mi
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