Family
Achille Maramotti was born on January 7, 1927 in Reggio Emilia in Italy. Maramotti was educated in Rome and received a law degree from University of Parma. According to Forbes Rich List of 2005, Maramotti was one of the world's richest men with a fortune of US$2.1 billion. He was a great patron of the arts, with a great love of the Expressionists, and was also a big investor in Italian banks.
He died in Albinea, Italy 12 January 2005. Maramotti's two sons and daughter, Luigi, Ignazio and Ludovica, followed him into the business; Luigi is chairman of the company. After his death, according to Maramotti's will, a large and important collection of contemporary art from Europe and America was made open to the public.
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