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Giovanni Battista Pioda II

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Giovanni Battista Pioda II
Official portrait, 1902
Minister of Mission of Switzerland to Italy
In office
31 July 1902 - 30 November 1914 (his death)
PresidentErnst Brenner
Preceded byGaston Carlin
Minister of Mission of Switzerland to the United States
In office
23 November 1894 - 30 July 1902
PresidentEmil Frey
Preceded byAlfred de Claparède
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Battista Pioda

(1850-04-24)24 April 1850
Lugano, Switzerland
Died30 November 1914(1914-11-30) (aged 64)
Anzio, Kingdom of Italy
(now Italy)
SpouseMaria Federici

Giovanni Battista Pioda II (24 April 1850 - 30 November 1914) colloquially also Giovan Battista Pioda and Jean Baptiste Pioda was a Swiss diplomat who served Minister of Switzerland to Italy from 1902 to 1914 succeeding Gaston Carlin. Previously he served as Minister of Switzerland to the United States in Washington, D.C. between 1894 and 1902 succeeding Alfred de Claparède. He was among the first professional diplomats of Switzerland.[1]

Early life and education

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Pioda was born 24 April 1850 in Lugano, Switzerland, to Giovanni Battista Pioda Sr., a state attorney, diplomat and member of the Federal Council (Switzerland), and Anna Pioda (née Sozzi). His brothers include Carlo Eugenio Pioda and Gioachimo Pioda. He studied law in Switzerland and Italy completing a Licentiate degree in Rome in 1880.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pioda, Giovanni Battista II". Dodis. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ Agliati, Carlo (2011-04-04). "Giovan BattistaPioda". Historsches Lexikon der Schweiz HLS (in German). Translated by Pia Todorovic Redaelli. Retrieved 2024-05-25.