Magdalena Ribbing

Magdalena Ribbing

Magdalena Ribbing (2012)
Born 30 July 1940
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Journalist, writer

Magdalena Ribbing, (30 July 1940 Stockholm) is a Swedish writer, journalist, etiquette expert and lecturer. She married radio journalist Thomas Hempel in 1981.[1]

Career

Ribbing belongs to the noble Ribbing family, whose history can be dated back to the 900s. She has written a book about her family history, and made a documentary about the killer of King Gustav III, her ancestor Adolph Ludvig Ribbing.[2]

Between 1970 and 2000 Ribbing worked as a political reporter for Dagens Nyheter, and from 1993 until 1999 she was the editor in chief of the Namn & nytt department of the paper.[3] Ribbing was a "Sommarpratare" (Summer Presenter) on the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1 twice, on 13 June 1994 and 21 June 2000.[4]

In the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, she writes a column answering questions about etiquette, manners and style. She also has written fifteen books about the subject, published by Bokförlag DN, Forum and Natur & Kultur.[5]

She was the opening speaker at Stockholm Pride in 2010.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. "Jag blev kallad överklasskärring". Expressen. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Porträtt av en kungamördare – Populär Historia". Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "Magdalena Ribbing om etikett på jobbet". Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. Sveriges Radio. "Magdalena Ribbing 2000". Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. "Begagnade böcker, kurslitteratur. Antikvariat – Bokbörsen". Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. "En idiotisk fråga". Allt om Stockholm. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  7. Det judiska Stockholm, Judiska museet.

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