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

Grande Ufficiale dell'OMRI Vittorio Zucconi
Zucconi at the 2012 International Journalism Festival
Born	(1944-08-16)16 August 1944 Bastiglia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	25 May 2019(2019-05-25) (aged 74) Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arenzano cemetery
Occupation	Author
Citizenship	American (2002–2019)
Education	Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini (1958–1963)
Alma mater	University of Milan
Years active	1967–2019
Notable awards	Grande ufficiale OMRI (2009)
Spouse	Alisa Tibaldi (m. 1969-2019)
Children	2
Parents	Guglielmo Zucconi (1919–1998)
Relatives	Guido Zucconi (1950)

Early years and education

Zucconi was born in Bastiglia, Province of Modena, 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]

Gallery

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  Left: Michele Serra, Vittorio Zucconi and Massimo Gramellini at the International Journalism Festival, Perugia, 2010

References

На других языках

[ru] Дзуккони, Витторио