Arnoldo Mondadori (2 November 1889 – 8 June 1971) was a noted

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publisher. Mondadori was born at

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and died in

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. His publishing house (

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) is today the largest in Italy.

References

* Maria Iolanda Palazzolo: "Mondadori, Arnaldo". In: Mario Caravale (ed.): ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI)''. Vol. 75: Miranda–Montano. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2011. 1889 births 1971 deaths People from the Province of Mantua Italian book publishers (people) {{publish-bio-stub