Vittorio Zucconi

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Vittorio Zucconi
Zucconi at the 2012 International Journalism Festival
Zucconi at the 2012 International Journalism Festival
Born(1944-08-16)16 August 1944
Bastiglia, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 May 2019(2019-05-25) (aged 74)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArenzano cemetery
OccupationAuthor
CitizenshipAmerican (2002–2019)
EducationLiceo classico Giuseppe Parini (1958–1963)
Alma materUniversity of Milan
Years active1967–2019
Notable awardsGrande ufficiale OMRI (2009)
SpouseAlisa Tibaldi (m. 1969-2019)
Children2
ParentsGuglielmo Zucconi (1919–1998)
RelativesGuido Zucconi (1950)

Vittorio Guido Zucconi (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ddzukˈkoːni], 16 August 1944 – 26 May 2019) was an Italian journalist and author. He also had U.S. citizenship.[1]

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

Zucconi was director of the online edition of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.

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)

Personal life

Zucconi was married and had two children. He died in May 2019, after a long illness.[5]

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Vittorio Zucconi – Biography
  2. ^ "'The Power of Nightmares': Underwear vs. Reason". Baltimore Chronicle. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ^ "World watches in disbelief". The Independent. 8 October 1995. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ Middlebury College website
  5. ^ È morto Vittorio Zucconi, l'uomo che viveva il giornalismo. Repubblica in lutto (in Italian)