Federico Peliti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Federico Peliti

Italian entrepreneur, photographer and sculptor

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1844

Place of Birth: Carignano, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1914

Profession: photographer, entrepreneur, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Federico Peliti (29 June 1844 – 28 October 1914) was a baker, confectioner, hotelier, manager of restaurants in Shimla and Calcutta and an amateur photographer in British India.
His restaurant in Shimla, Peliti's, was very popular and finds mention in numerous writings of the period including those by Rudyard Kipling.
A collection of his photographs documenting British Indian life was published in Turin in 1994.
He received a bronze medal from the French government in 1889 which entitled him to the title of Chevalier.