Vittorio Zucconi
Vittorio Guido Zucconi (vitˈtɔːrjo ddzukˈkoːni, - ttsu-; 16 August 1944 – 26 May 2019) was an Italian journalist and author. He also had U.S. citizenship.
Vittorio Zucconi
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- Name
- Vittorio Zucconi
- Born
- 16 August 1944
- Birthplace
- Bastiglia, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 25 May 2019
- Place of death
- Washington D.C., U.S.
- Education
- Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini (1958–1963) University of Milan
- Occupation
- Author
- Awards
- Grande ufficiale OMRI (2009)
- Full name
- Vittorio Guido Zucconi.
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Vittorio Guido Zucconi (vitˈtɔːrjo ddzukˈkoːni, - ttsu-; 16 August 1944 – 26 May 2019) was an Italian journalist and author. He also had U.S. citizenship.
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Vittorio Zucconi (1944–2019) was an Italian and Italian journalist and writer. The journalist was born Vittorio Guido Zucconi in Bastiglia. Vittorio Zucconi studied at Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini and University of Milan. Languages used include Italian.
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• Honorific Prefix — Grande Ufficiale dell'OMRI • Name — Vittorio Zucconi • Born — 16 August 1944 • Birthplace — Bastiglia, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 25 May 2019 • Place of death — Washington D.C., U.S. • Resting Place — Arenzano cemetery • Education — Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini (1958–1963) University of Milan • Occupation — Author • Years Active — 1967–2019 • Citizenship — American (20022019) • Children — 2 • Parents — Guglielmo Zucconi (1919–1998; father) • Relatives — Guido Zucconi (1950–; brother) • Awards — Grande ufficiale OMRI (2009)
Early years and education
Early years and education
Zucconi was born in Bastiglia, Province of Modena, Kingdom of Italy. After completing his secondary school at a Classical college, Zucconi received a degree in literature and philosophy from the University of Milan.
Career
Career
Zucconi was director of the online edition of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, and served as the U S. correspondent for the same newspaper. He had previously been a reporter for the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera from Moscow, and for La Stampa from Brussels and Tokyo. Zucconi was also known for several appearances on TV shows as an editorialist. Since summer 2007, he had been teaching graduate classes on Italian history and journalism at Middlebury College in Vermont. He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.
Personal life
Personal life
Zucconi was married and had two children. He died in May 2019, after a long illness.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Left: Michele Serra, Vittorio Zucconi and Massimo Gramellini at the International Journalism Festival, Perugia, 2010
Selected bibliography
• Il Giappone tra noi (1986) • Si fa presto a dire America (1988) • Parola di giornalista (1990) • Si fa presto a dire Russia (1992) • Stranieri come noi (1993) • Gli spiriti non dimenticano: il mistero di Cavallo Pazzo e la tragedia dei Sioux (1996) • Storie dell'altro mondo: la faccia nascosta dell'America (1997) • Il calcio in testa (2003) • George. Vita e miracoli di un uomo fortunato (2004)
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- 1.Vittorio Zucconi – Biography
- 2.'The Power of Nightmares': Underwear vs. Reason. Baltimore Chronicle. 4 February 2010.
- 3.World watches in disbelief. The Independent. 8 October 1995.
- 4.Middlebury College website
- 5.È morto Vittorio Zucconi, l'uomo che viveva il giornalismo. Repubblica in lutto
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Il Giappone tra noi (1986)
- Si fa presto a dire America (1988)
- Parola di giornalista (1990)
- Si fa presto a dire Russia (1992)
- Stranieri come noi (1993)
- Gli spiriti non dimenticano: il mistero di Cavallo Pazzo e la tragedia dei Sioux (1996)
- Storie dell'altro mondo: la faccia nascosta dell'America (1997)
- Il calcio in testa (2003)
- George. Vita e miracoli di un uomo fortunato (2004)
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