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From his name, Aristide, the company drew inspiration to create its historical, most famous trademark, Ariston.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 October 1897","date":"1897-10-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Fabriano","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13145"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"19 December 1970","date":"1970-12-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Fabriano","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13145"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38","start":"1946-06-18"},{"text":"Kingdom of Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172579","end":"1946-06-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"entrepreneur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131524"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democracy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q815348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico Girolamo e Margherita Montani","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52830875"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (5 June 1968 – 19 December 1970)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13653224","start":"1968-06-05","end":"1970-12-19"},{"text":"member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (16 May 1963 – 4 June 1968)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13653224","start":"1963-05-16","end":"1968-06-04"},{"text":"member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (12 June 1958 – 15 May 1963)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13653224","start":"1958-06-12","end":"1963-05-15"},{"text":"mayor (1951–1957)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1951","end":"1957"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14539884"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristide_Merloni","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622674"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Aristide Merloni born?","a":"Aristide Merloni was born on 24 October 1897 in Fabriano."},{"q":"What positions has Aristide Merloni held?","a":"Positions held by Aristide Merloni include: member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (1968–1970); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Aristide Merloni.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 3.0 it.","cite":"\"Aristide Merloni\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/aristide-merloni. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/aristide-merloni","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/aristide-merloni","ne":null}}