Gherardo Bosio

Gherardo Bosio
Born	19 March 1903 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died	16 April 1941 (aged 38) Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Presidential Palace, Tirana, Grand Hotel Dajti

Gherardo Bosio (Florence, 19 March 1903 – Florence, 16 April 1941) was an Italian architect, engineer and urbanist, famed for his work in planning the centre of Tirana, the capital of Albania.

Bosio pursued a degree in Engineering in Rome in 1926 and subsequently graduated from the University of Florence School of Architecture in 1931.

After the conquest of Italian East Africa in 1936, Bosio was dispatched by the Italian authorities to Ethiopia, where he prepared the masterplans for the Ethiopian cities of Gondar and Dessie.

Gherardo Bosio died of cancer at the age of 38, on April 16, 1941, at his villa in Montefonti, Florence.

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