Magdalena Ribbing

Magdalena Ribbing
Ribbing in 2015
Born
Magdalena Ribbing

(1940-07-30)30 July 1940
Oscar Parish, Stockholm Sweden
Died29 September 2017(2017-09-29) (aged 77)
Oscar Parish, Stockholm Sweden
OccupationsJournalist, writer
Spouse
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(m. 1981)​
Parents
  • Pehr Ribbing (father)
  • Lilian Thiel (mother)
FamilyRibbing

Magdalena Ribbing (30 July 1940 – 29 September 2017) was a Swedish writer, journalist, etiquette 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, 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 show Sommar i P1 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

References

  1. ↑ "Jag blev kallad överklasskärring". Expressen. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Porträtt av en kungamördare – Populär Historia". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Magdalena Ribbing om etikett på jobbet". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Sveriges Radio. Magdalena Ribbing 2000. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Begagnade böcker, kurslitteratur. Antikvariat – Bokbörsen. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "En idiotisk fråga". Allt om Stockholm. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Magdalena Ribbing är död". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Det judiska Stockholm, Judiska museet. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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