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Federico Rampini

b. 1956

Italian journalist and writer

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Born 1956. Federico Rampini is an Italian journalist and writer.

Federico Rampini (born 25 March 1956) is an Italian journalist, writer, and lecturer who holds both Italian and American citizenship. He served as deputy editor of Il Sole 24 Ore, and has worked as chief foreign correspondent for La Repubblica since 1997. He has been residing in the United States since 2000. He is the 2019 recipient of the Ernest Hemingway Prize.

Early life, education, and family Rampini was born in Genoa, Italy, on 25 March 1956, and was raised in Brussels due to his father's work at the European Commission. He attended the European School, Brussels I, where he earned a European Baccalaureate. To illustrate such cases of plagiarism, Tuggey and others used the hashtag #rampinomics.

Awards Premio Acqui Storia, 2005 Premio Luigi Barzini, 2005 Premio Saint Vincent, 2006 Premio Hemingway (2019)

America. Viaggio alla riscoperta di un Paese, Collana Saggi, Milano, Solferino, 2022, ISBN 978-88-282-0909-6. Il lungo inverno. False apocalissi, vere crisi ma non ci salverà lo Stato, Collana Strade blu, Milano, Mondadori, 2022, ISBN 978-88-047-5522-7. La speranza africana. La terra del futuro concupita, incompresa, sorprendente, Collana Strade blu, Milano, Mondadori, 2023, ISBN 978-88-047-7644-4. Il nuovo impero arabo. Come cambia il Medio Oriente e quale ruolo avrà nel nostro futuro, Collana Saggi, Milano, Solferino, 2024, ISBN 978-88-282-1448-9. Grazie, Occidente! Tutto il bene che abbiamo fatto, Collana Strade blu. Non fiction, Milano, Mondadori, 2024, ISBN 978-88-047-7645-1.

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Sapienza University of Rome, European School, Brussels I
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University of California, Berkeley

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Who is Federico Rampini?

Italian journalist and writer

When was Federico Rampini born?

Federico Rampini was born on 25 March 1956 in Genoa.

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Federico Rampini is a journalist and writer.

What nationality is Federico Rampini?

Federico Rampini is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Federico Rampini

· Wikidata: Q3741871

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