Nicola Pfund (born November 7, 1960 in

Sorengo Sorengo is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Sorengo was first mentioned in 1189 as ''Sourengo'' when the S. Lorenzo Cathedral in Lugano acquired the right to collect tithes. In the Lat ...

) is a

Swiss Italian The Italian language in Switzerland or Swiss Italian ( it, italiano svizzero) is the variety of the Italian language taught in the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland. Italian is spoken natively by about 700,000 people in the canton of Ticino ...

writer, blogger and journalist.

Biography

He is a native of Canton Schaffhausen, but he was born in

(

Canton Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

). After studying at a teacher-training college, Pfund got a diploma as librarian-documentalist and later as General Culture teacher. Currently he teaches at a vocational school and he writes for some newspapers as a

sports journalist Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...

(member sportpress.ch and ). He is the author of several books in the historical, educational, sports and travel fields. In particular, his tales about cycling trips in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and over the Alpine passeshttp://www4.ti.ch/fileadmin/DECS/DS/Rivista_scuola_ticinese/ST_n.311/ST_311_Sui_passi_in_bicicletta.pdf are well known and they sometimes offer new and original information about the country. In 2012, he created a sports blog (

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

, ecology and ethics in sports) that rapidly became one of the most visited in the Italian language area. Pfund was selected among the seven biggest bloggers of

involved in a new project of the blogosphere, for the circulation of information concerning the "Energy Strategy 2050" of Switzerland.

Bibliography

*''Triathleta per passione: viaggio alla scoperta di uno sport affascinante'',

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

, Fontana, 2003. *''

Breganzona Breganzona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Breganzona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 984 as ''Brianzona''. The municipality had 232 inhabitants in 1850 ...

: echi dalla collina di ponente'', Lugano, Fontana, 2005. *''L'ABC del perfetto ricercatore'', Lugano, Fontana, 2007. *''La Svizzera in bicicletta'', Lugano, Fontana, 2008. *''Fare ricerca a scuola: notizie utili per svolgere piccole o grandi ricerche a scuola'', Lugano, GLIMI, 2010. *''Sui passi in bicicletta – Swiss Alpine passes by bicycle'', Lugano, Fontana, 2012. *''La filosofia del Jogger'',

Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...

, Salvioni, 2012. *''A-Z fitness: sport, benessere, salute'', Lugano, Fontana Edizioni, 2014. *''Allenare il corpo, allenare la mente'',

Firenze Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

Giunti Editore Giunti Editore S.p.A. is an Italian publishing house founded in Florence in 1956. The company is based in Villa La Loggia, in via Bolognese, and affiliated offices in Milan. Giunti S.p.A. is the leader of a group comprising various brands and tha ...

, 2015.

References

External links

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Nicola Pfund in Viceversaletteratura.chBiography in ASSI.chBibliography in theeuropeanlibrary.comBibliography in swissbib.chBibliography in Sistema bibliotecario ticineseBibliography in OPAC SBN Italian
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Web/blog
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