from the Milan Polytechnic) Anna Castelli Ferrieri (architect and designer, 1918–2006) Achille Castiglioni (architect and designer, 1918–2002) Enrico Castiglioni (engineer and architect, 1914–2000) Livio Castiglioni (architect and designer, 1911–1979) Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (architect and designer, 1913–1968) Claudio Ciborra (organizational theorist, 1951–2005) Antonio Citterio (architect and designer, b. 1950) Gian Paolo Dallara (engineer and entrepreneur, b. 1936) Carla De Benedetti (photographer and photojournalist, 1932–2013) Elio (musician, b. 1961) Amedeo Felisa (businessman, b. 1946) Gianfranco Ferré (fashion designer, 1944–2007) Enrico Forlanini (engineer and inventor, 1848–1930) Stelio Frati (aeronautical engineer, 1919–2010) Emanuela Frattini Magnusson (architect and designer, b. 1959) Gianfranco Frattini (architect and designer 1926–2004) Carlo Emilio Gadda (engineer and writer, 1893–1973) Francesco Giavazzi (economist, b. 1949) Vittorio Gregotti (architect, 1927–2020) Franca Helg (architect and designer, 1920–1989) Piero Lissoni (architect and designer, b. 1956) Vico Magistretti (industrial designer and architect, 1920–2006) Angelo Mangiarotti (architect and industrial designer, 1921–2012) Alberto Meda (engineer and designer, b. 1935 ) Giulio Natta (chemist and Nobel Laureate, 1903–1979) Gilbert Daniel Nessim (chemist, b. 1966) Adriano Olivetti (chemical engineer and entrepreneur, 1901–1960) Antonio Pedotti (bioengineer) Giovanni Pellegrini (architect, 1908–1995) Stefano Pessina (billionaire businessman, b. 1941) Nicola Pezzetta (architect and artist, b. 1963) Renzo Piano (architect, b. 1937) Giovanni Battista Pirelli (entrepreneur, 1848–1932) Gio Ponti (architect, 1891–1979) Adele Racheli (first woman engineering graduate, founder of patent protection office 1897 - 1992) Ernesto Nathan Rogers (architect, 1909–1969) Aldo Rossi (architect, 1931–1997) Francesco Starace (business executive, b. 1955) Saul Steinberg (cartoonist and illustrator, 1914–1999) Giuseppe Terragni (architect, 1904–1943) Patricia Urquiola (architect and designer, b.1961) Massimo Vignelli (designer, 1931–2014) Tatiana Wedenison (first woman in Italy to attempt an engineering degree. Graduated in 1894 with a degree in natural sciences.) Marco Zanuso (architect and designer, 1916–2001) See also :Category:Academic staff of the Polytechnic University of Milan List of universities in Italy University of Milan Bocconi University Notes and references External links Polytechnic University of Milan website Brief history of the Polytechnic University of Milan AlumniPolimi - Polytechnic University of Milan Alumni Profile of the Polytechnic University of Milan on the Times Higher Education website Engineering universities and colleges in Italy 1863 establishments in Italy Educational institutions established in 1863 Architecture schools in Italy