Giovanni Battista Caproni

Giovanni Battista Caproni
Giovanni Caproni (left) poses with his brother, early 20th century
Born(1886-07-03)July 3, 1886
DiedOctober 27, 1957(1957-10-27) (aged 71)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupations
Years active1907–c. 1950
Giovanni Caproni (on the left) on board the second Caproni Ca.32 at Taliedo airport in July 1915.

Giovanni Battista "Gianni" Caproni, 1st Count of Taliedo (July 3, 1886 – October 27, 1957) was an Italian aeronautical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, and aircraft designer who founded the Caproni aircraft-manufacturing company.