Giovanni Sabbatucci (24 August 1944 – 2 December 2024) was an Italian historian, journalist and academic.
Life and career.
Born in Sellano on 24 August 1944, Sabbatucci graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome with a degree in history, writing a thesis on Italian irredentism and Italian nationalism supervised by Renzo De Felice. He then became a specialist in Italian history of the 1920s and contemporary history of the Italian Republic. He became a history professor at the University of Macerata and later the Sapienza University of Rome.
From a journalist standpoint, Sabbatucci contributed to multiple newspapers and magazines, such as "L'Espresso", "Corriere della Sera", "Il Messaggero", and "Il Mattino". He also participated on radio shows for RAI, Rai 3, and Rai Storia. He also supported the innocence of Sapienza law students and , accused of fellow law student killing of Marta Russo. Throughout his career, he was considered one of the great specialists on the history of fascism.
Sabbatucci died in Rome on 2 December 2024, at the age of 80.