Antonio Bianco

Antonio "Nino" Bianco (26 December 1951 – 15 June 2009)[1] was a South African scientist of Italian ancestry.

Bianco, who was born into a family of gemstone cutters, moved to the United States in 1976. He was especially well known for cutting large diamonds, including a significant number of stones weighing more than 100 carats (20 g) when cut, including the "Dream Diamond", a 100-carat (20 g) fancy colored yellow diamond he produced for the Graff diamond company in 2006, with estimated value at the time of £13 million.

Bianco died of cancer on 15 June 2009.[2]

References
  1. Fox, Margalit (27 June 2009). "Antonio Bianco, Who Teased Luster and Light From Diamonds, Dies at 57". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. Antonio Bianco obituary The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 28 June 2009.
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