What is Mario Pirani?
'''Mario Pirani Coen''' (August 3, 1925 – April 18, 2015) was an [[Italians|Italian]] journalist, economist, and writer. He was born in [[Rome]]. After the experiences with ''[[:it:Pattuglia (rivista)|Patrol]]'', ''[[Il Giorno (newspaper)|Il Giorno]]'' and ''[[Il Globo (1945-1983)|Il Globo]]'', he participated, together with [[Eugenio Scalfari]], to create ''[[la Repubblica]]'', a newspaper that became one of the first in Italy. He was also editor of [[L'Europeo]] from 1979 to 1980, succeeding Giovanni Valentini. In 1995 he won the [[Premiolino]]. Pirani died in Rome, Italy, aged 89.<ref>[http://www.lastampa.it/2015/04/18/cultura/addio-a-mario-pirani-giornalista-e-scrittore-tRMf3BzY2782xA5XUPe0oL/pagina.html Addio a Mario Pirani, giornalista e scrittore] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirani, Mario}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Italian economists]] [[Category:Italian journalists]] [[Category:Writers from Rome]]