Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess ( mar-KOH-nee; Italian: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo marˈkoːni]; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937), was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to him being largely credited as the inventor of radio and sharing the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy." His work laid the foundation for the development of radio, television, and all modern wireless communication systems. As an entrepreneur and a businessman, Marconi founded the Marconi Company in the United Kingdom in 1897. In 1929, he was ennobled as a marquess (Italian: marchese) by Victor Emmanuel III. In 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Bologna (city and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy), Died July 20, 1937 (Rome (capital and largest city of Italy) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | MRC-64679 | 16-in. | 2/12/1931 | Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ | Guglielmo Marconi ; Pope Pius XI | Radio broadcast : Speeches, dialogue, and music | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marconi, Guglielmo," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102044.
Marconi, Guglielmo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102044.
"Marconi, Guglielmo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Guglielmo Marconi
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50040633
Wikidata: Guglielmo Marconi - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q36488
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/27867512
MusicBrainz: Guglielmo Marconi - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf1a3fa1-c17e-491c-8a0f-147d92843250
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1860847 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1860847
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