Achille Nodari

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Achille Nodari
Born1878
Died1946
Occupation(s)engineer, entrepreneur

Achille Nodari (Castel Goffredo, 1878 – Castel Goffredo, 1946) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the industrialization of the area which would later become famous as the Castel Goffredo stocking district.[1][2][3]

Biography[edit]

He was a landowner and in 1925 he set up the historic first hosiery factory in Castel Goffredo, together with his brothers Delfino and Oreste Eoli, called NO.E.MI., initials of the founders' surnames with the addition of the initials of Milan, the company's administrative headquarters,[1] destined to mark the history of the local industry and economy.[1][4]

The NO.E.MI Calzificio was "the cradle of the technical-entrepreneurial culture of Castel Goffredo".[5]

In the 1950s the company, which ran into difficulty when fashion imposed cheaper socks without stripes, began to outsource some products, giving rise to an industrial offshoot: a laboratory in every home.[1]

He held the position of mayor of Castel Goffredo for three terms: from 1923 to 1927, from 1928 to 1930 and from 1934 to 1938.[5]

He died in Castel Goffredo at the age of 68.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Le calze dai campi e dalle officine" [Socks from the fields and workshops] (PDF). unita.news. 1999.
  2. ^ Arrighetti, Alessandro; Seravalli, Gilberto (1999). Istituzioni intermedie e sviluppo locale (in Italian). Donzelli Editore. ISBN 978-88-7989-474-6.
  3. ^ Brunetti, Giorgio; Marelli, Mario; Visconti, Federico (2000). Euro e distretti industriali: una ricerca nella realtà lombarda (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. ISBN 978-88-464-1955-2.
  4. ^ "Castel Goffredo e la sua storia". www.comune.castelgoffredo.mn.it. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ a b c Cristiana Arrighi, Silk Wefts. The genesis of the industrial district of Castel Goffredo , Mantua, 1998.