Giulio Bolognesi

Count Giulio Bolognesi was an Italian-American diplomat and businessman. Bolognesi served as counsel general for Italy in Egypt, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Canada, and the United States.[1] Appointed as counsel-general in Chicago in 1912, he served for 9 years, before serving in Yugoslavia for a year and then in Montreal Canada.[1] He resigned from the diplomatic core in 1922 following the rise of Benito Mousilini.[1] He returned to the United States, the home of his wife Rose who he'd married in 1916.[1] During his time as counsel-general in Chicago, Bolognesi bought a farm in Wisconsin and is credited with helping bring to the US Parmesan cheese and helping more generally to spread Italian foods to the country.[2][3] He became a U.S. citizen in 1940 and would become Vice President of a cheese company.[1] He and Rose had two children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "GIULIO BOLOGNESI, CONSUL FOR ITALY". 1963-12-20. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  2. ↑ Paskin, Willa (2025-09-02). "The Great Parmesan Cheese Enigma". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Farm Present Home to Count Bolognesi". Chicago Tribune. 1924-07-27. p. 63. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
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