Magdalena Ribbing (30 July 1940 – 29 September 2017) was a
Swedish
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writer, journalist,
etiquette
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expert and lecturer. She married radio journalist
Thomas Hempel in 1981.
Career
Ribbing belonged to the noble Ribbing family, whose history can be dated back to the 900s. She wrote a book about her family history, and made a documentary about the killer of King
Gustav III
Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia.
Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...
, her ancestor
Adolph Ludvig Ribbing.
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. Ribbing was a "Sommarpratare" (Summer Presenter) on the
Sveriges Radio
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show
Sommar i P1
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twice, on 13 June 1994 and 21 June 2000.
In the
Dagens Nyheter newspaper, she wrote a column answering questions about etiquette, manners and style. She also wrote fifteen books about the subject, published by Bokförlag DN, Forum and Natur & Kultur.
She was the opening speaker at
Stockholm Pride in 2010.
On 29 September 2017, she died after a fall in her home.
Bibliography
* 1969 – Smycken : ädla stenar, pärlor, guld, silver och platina
* 1984 – Smyckeboken
* 1985 – Etikettboken : allt man behöver veta för att kunna strunta i (along with
Sighsten Herrgård
Björn Sighsten Herrgård (8 January 1943 in Helsinki – 20 November 1989 in Stockholm) was a Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer and major trendsetter in Stockholm. In 1987, Herrgård was the first Swedish celebrity with AIDS to disclose the ...
)
* 1989 – Festboken : med kalasetikett (along with
Alexandra Charles
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)
* 1991 – Nya etikettboken : spelregler för väluppfostrade
* 1992 – Lilla etikettboken : rätt och vänligt sätt för trevliga barn
* 1995 – Ätten
Ribbing Ribbing is a Swedish noble family of medieval origin. which may refer to:
*Adolph Ribbing (1765–1843), Swedish count and politician who took part in the regicide of Gustav III in 1792
*Beata Rosenhane (1638–1674, spouse of Baron Erik Ribbing), ...
: 700 år i Sveriges historia
* 1996 – Smycken & silver för tsarer, drottningar och andra
* 1997 – Nya etikettboken : spelregler för väluppfostrade
* 1998 – Det judiska Stockholm, co-writer
Det judiska Stockholm
Judiska museet.
* 2000 – Stora Etikettboken : hyfs, umgängeskonst och ytlig bildning
* 2000 – Smycken & silver för tsarer, drottningar och andra
* 2001 – Det går an! frågor och svar om modern etikett
* 2002 – Ja! : allt om bröllop : från frieri till morgongåva
* 2002 – Kärleksfullt från Parma: människorna, maten, traditionerna (along with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
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)
* 2003 – Hålla tal : välkomsttal, tacktal, festtal, hyllningstal, bröllopstal
* 2004 – Ja! : allt om bröllop : från frieri till morgongåva
* 2005 – Nya Stora Etikettboken
* 2006 – Den vackre kungamördaren Adolph Ludvig Ribbing. Om en särdeles man och hans samtida åren 1765–1843
* 2008 – Snabbetikett
* 2008 – Hålla tal (nyskriven utgåva)
* 2008 – Det dukade bordet
* 2009 – Bröllopsboken
* 2009 – Bra att veta för alla unga, lätt om vett och etikett
* 2010 – Ringar – trohet, tillhörighet, glädje
* 2011 – Etikett på jobbet – bra att veta på kontoret
* 2013 – Stora stunder – Etikett för fest och högtid
References
Further reading
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1940 births
2017 deaths
Swedish writers
Swedish nobility
Writers from Stockholm
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