Pietro Calabrese (8 May 1944,

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– 12 September 2010, Rome) was an Italian journalist who worked for l'ANSA, the ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Calabrese was born to Palermitano parents, Giovanna Voltaggio and Salvatore Calabrese. He spent his infancy and adolescence between Palermo and Rome, where he studied at the

Collegio San Giuseppe - Istituto De Merode The Collegio S. Giuseppe-Istituto de Mérode is a Catholic school of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It is located in Rome, Italy, in via San Sebastianello 1, at the corner of Piazza di Spagna, in the rione Campo Marzio. It comprises two b ...

near the Piazza di Spagna. After achieving a degree in law, he entered the

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as a fellow, to become a parliamentary official. Afterwards, he left the administration of the

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to dedicate himself to journalist. Recognized as a by 1974, he won three assignments from the

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, where he began to work. For 8 years, he was a correspondent for ANSA and then ''

'', for two years in Madrid, four in Paris, and two in Brussels. He died in Rome on 12 September 2010 at the Clinica Paideia, due to illness.

Honors

* The outer

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asteroid 10699 Calabrese, discovered by American astronomer

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at the Australian

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in 1981, was named in his memory on 13 April 2017 ().

References

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