Occupation Journalist, writer Name Magdalena Ribbing | Role Writer Spouse Thomas Hempel (m. 1981) | |
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Born 30 July 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-07-30 ) Stockholm, Sweden | ||
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Magdalena Ribbing (born 30 July 1940 Stockholm) is a Swedish writer, journalist, etiquette expert and lecturer. She married radio journalist Thomas Hempel in 1981.
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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.
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 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.
She was the opening speaker at Stockholm Pride in 2010.