Ferdinando Bocconi

{{Short description|Italian entrapreneur and politician}}

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Ferdinando Bocconi (11 November 1836 – 5 February 1908) was an Italian entrepreneur and politician. He is mostly known for being the founder of Bocconi University in Milan{{Cite web |title=History - Bocconi University |url=https://www.unibocconi.it/en/chi-siamo/history |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=www.unibocconi.it |language=en}} in 1902.

Bocconi was born and died in Milan. The university was named after his son, Luigi Bocconi, who died in the Battle of Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War.{{Cite web |title=Bocconi People - Bocconi University |url=https://www.unibocconi.it/en/about-us/history-and-identity/history-and-mission/bocconi-people |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=www.unibocconi.it |language=en}}