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          Domingo Ghirardelli

          Italian-American businessman

          Domingo Ghirardelli

          Born

          Domenico Ghirardelli


          (1817-02-21)February 21, 1817

          Rapallo, Kingdom of Sardinia

          DiedJanuary 17, 1894(1894-01-17) (aged 76)

          Rapallo, Kingdom of Italy

          Burial placeMountain View Cemetery
          MonumentsGhirardelli Square
          EducationRomanengo fu Stefano, Genoa
          OccupationChocolatier
          Known forfounding America's third oldest chocolate company (1852) which was also among the first globally (1860s) to develop and transport soluble ground chocolate for drinking and baking.
          Spouse(s)

          Elisabetta Corsini

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          (m. 1837; died 1846)​

          Carmen Alvarado Martin

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          (m. 1847; died 1887)​
          Children8

          Domenico "Domingo" Ghirardelli (Italian pronunciation:[doˈmiŋɡoɡirarˈdɛlli]; February 21, 1817 – January 17, 1894) was an Italian-born chocolatier wh