Nicola Pfund (born 7 November 1960) is a Swiss Italian writer, blogger and journalist.
Biography He is a native of the canton of Schaffhausen, but he was born in Sorengo in Ticino. After studying at a teacher-training college, Pfund got a diploma as librarian-documentalist and later as General Culture teacher. Currently he teaches at a vocational school and he writes for some newspapers as a sports journalistCfr. Aa. Vv., Il giornalismo sportivo nella Svizzera italiana, ATGS, Lugano 2009, p. 156-158. (member sportpress.ch and ). He is the author of several books in the historical, educational, sports and travel fields. In particular, his tales about cycling trips in SwitzerlandPfund NicolaTessiner Zeitung: Die Schweiz mit dem Fahrrad erkunden and over the Alpine passesSui passi in bicicletta. Un libro-guida che ci avvicina alla storia e alla geografia svizzera Corriere del Ticino are well known and they sometimes offer new and original information about the country.
In 2012, he created a sports blog (triathlon, ecology and ethics in sports) that rapidly became one of the most visited in the Italian language area. Pfund was selected among the seven biggest bloggers of Switzerland involved in a new project of the blogosphere, for the circulation of information concerning the "Energy Strategy 2050" of Switzerland.Triathlon, che passione!: Doris Leuthard incontra i bloggersleumund.ch: energie politik
Bibliography Triathleta per passione: viaggio alla scoperta di uno sport affascinante, Lugano, Fontana, 2003. Breganzona: echi dalla collina di ponente, Lugano, Fontana, 2005. L'ABC del perfetto ricercatore, Lugano, Fontana, 2007. La Svizzera in bicicletta, Lugano, Fontana, 2008. Fare ricerca a scuola: notizie utili per svolgere piccole o grandi ricerche a scuola, Lugano, GLIMI, 2010. Sui passi in bicicletta – Swiss Alpine passes by bicycle, Lugano, Fontana, 2012. La filosofia del Jogger, Bellinzona, Salvioni, 2012. A-Z fitness: sport, benessere, salute, Lugano, Fontana, 2014. Allenare il corpo, allenare la mente, Florence, Giunti Editore, 2015.
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Nicola Pfund in Viceversaletteratura.ch Biography in ASSI.ch Bibliography in theeuropeanlibrary.com Bibliography in swissbib.ch Bibliography in Sistema bibliotecario ticinese Bibliography in OPAC SBN Italian
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