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Federico Peliti
Federico Peliti (29 June 1844 – 28 October 1914) was a baker, confectioner, hotelier, manager of restaurants in Shimla and Calcutta, and an amateur photographer in British India. His restaurant in Shimla, Peliti's, was very popular and finds mention in numerous writings of the period including those by Rudyard Kipling. A collection of his photographs documenting British Indian life was published in Turin in 1994. He received a bronze medal from the French government in 1889 which entitled him to the title of Chevalier. Biography Peliti was born in Carignano. Descended from a family of surveyors from Valganna, Peliti studied sculpture under Vincenzo Vela at the Accademia Albertina in Turin. He graduated in 1865 and joined the Third Italian War of Independence as a cavalier in the 1st Nizza regiment. Here he met some confectioners and pastry makers and learned theirs skills. Richard Bourke, V Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of British India in 1869 searched for a chef in Paris and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Peliti
Federico Peliti (29 June 1844 – 28 October 1914) was a baker, confectioner, hotelier, manager of restaurants in Shimla and Calcutta, and an amateur photographer in British India. His restaurant in Shimla, Peliti's, was very popular and finds mention in numerous writings of the period including those by Rudyard Kipling. A collection of his photographs documenting British Indian life was published in Turin in 1994. He received a bronze medal from the French government in 1889 which entitled him to the title of Chevalier. Biography Peliti was born in Carignano. Descended from a family of surveyors from Valganna, Peliti studied sculpture under Vincenzo Vela at the Accademia Albertina in Turin. He graduated in 1865 and joined the Third Italian War of Independence as a cavalier in the 1st Nizza regiment. Here he met some confectioners and pastry makers and learned theirs skills. Richard Bourke, V Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of British India in 1869 searched for a chef in Paris and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
