P. M. Forni (1951–2018)
Author of Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct
About the Author
Pier Massimo Forni was born in Bologna, Italy on October 16, 1951. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pavia in 1974. He served for two years in the Italian army's Alpini corps. He received a Ph.D. in Italian literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1981 show more and joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 1985. In 1997, he became the principal founder of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project. He wrote several books including Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct, The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude, and The Thinking Life: How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease on December 1, 2018 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Legal name
- Forni, Pier Massimo
- Other names
- Forni, P. M.
- Birthdate
- 1951-10-16
- Date of death
- 2018-12-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Italy (birth)
USA - Birthplace
- Bologna, Italy
- Place of death
- Towson, Maryland, USA
- Places of residence
- Treviso, Italy
Los Angeles, California, USA - Education
- University of Pavia (1974)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD|Italian, 1981) - Occupations
- civility advocate
professor (Italian Language and Literature) - Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University (Founder - Civility Initiative)
- Awards and honors
- Honorary Charter Member of the International Association of Protocol Consultants
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