Corrado Augias

Corrado Augias
Corrado Augias
Born	(1935-01-26) 26 January 1935 (age 86) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Turin
Occupation	Journalist
Notable work	,
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Political party	Democratic Party of the Left

Corrado Augias (born 26 January 1935) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV host. He was also a member of the European Parliament in 1994–1999 for the Democratic Party of the Left.

Biography[]

Born in Rome, Augias became popular in Italy as host of several shows dealing with mysteries and cases of the past, such as and . His current show is Quante storie, aired by Rai 3.

As writer, Augias issued a series of crime novels set in the early 20th century and others. His other works include several essays about peculiar features of the world's most important cities: I segreti di ("The Secrets of...") Rome, Paris, New York City and London. In 2006, in collaboration with scholar , he published a work dealing with the gospel's description of the life of Jesus (Inchiesta su Gesù), which became a bestseller in Italy. The book elicited many reactions, for example Pietro Ciavarella and Valerio Bernardi wrote Risposta a Inchiesta su Gesù,^[1] aiming to provide 'informed and constructive apologetics'.^[2]

As a journalist, Augias worked for La Repubblica, L'Espresso and Panorama. He has also been a playwright.

He is atheist.^[3]

See also[]

• 75225 Corradoaugias, asteroid

References[]

External links[]

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