NameJean (Petros) Scaramanga Ritter von Altomonte, 7G Grandson
Birth2 Apr 1872, Trieste, Italy/Austria
Death1960, Trieste, Italy
Note 1Inherited his maternal grandfather’s title of Ritter von Altomonte (approved 18 Mar 1899 by the Ausstro-Hugnarian Emperor). Grand Officer of the Crown of Italy. Grand Officer of the Order of St Sepulchre. Knight of the Order of The Saviour.
Note 2Officer of the Order of Franz-Josef. In a 1913 directory: “Giovanni [RvA] Scaramanga, industrial magnate, vice-president of the Commercial Bank, director of the Savings Bank, etc...”
Note 3In the 1914 directory the same person is listed as owner of several works of art: “ ’Drawings, woodcarvings, copper engravings, coins and medals’ ... Giov. [RvA] Sc. who was born 1872 and died 1960, has willed all his fortune to the city of Trieste...”
Note 4The family’s residence, ‘Palazzo Scaramanga’, a huge neoclassical building in a top location of Trieste, houses now the Giovanni Scaramanga museum, funded by the Giov. Sc. Foundation and exhibiting such works of art as mentioned in the 1914 directory...
Note 5In tourist guides of Trieste the ‘Museo della Fondazione Giovanni Scaramanga d’ Altomonte’ is listed as one of the top points of cultural interest in the city.
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