Camillo Castiglioni

Camillo Castiglioni
Born(1879-10-22)22 October 1879
Died18 December 1957(1957-12-18) (aged 78)
NationalityAustrian
EducationBusiness and tax law
Occupation(s)Financier; industrialist
Known forCritical contributions to BMW AG in its early years; wealthiest man in Central Europe; owned over 170 companies; passionate about aviation and the arts

Camillo Castiglioni (22 October 1879 – 18 December 1957) was an Italian-Austrian Jewish financier and banker, and was the wealthiest man in Central Europe during World War I. Nicknamed "Austrian Stinnes", he was active in aviation's pioneering days and invested in the arts. Castiglioni was credited as being instrumental to the founding of what would eventually become BMW AG.