# Remo Ruffini

_Italian businessman_

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> Remo Ruffini is an Italian astrophysicist. He is the Director of ICRANet, International Centre for Relativistic Astrophysics Network and one of the founders of the International Centre for Relativistic Astrophysics (ICRA). Ruffini initiated the International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD, a common graduate school program of several universities and research institutes for the education of theoretical astrophysicists. He is the Director of the Erasmus Mundus IRAP PhD program. He has been Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Rome "Sapienza" from 1978 to 2012.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 August 1961 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Como ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Italy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812#P27))
- **Occupation:** business executive; chief executive officer; executive chairperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812#P106))
- **Awards:** Order of Merit for Labour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812#P166))

## Questions

**When was Remo Ruffini born?**  
Remo Ruffini was born on 27 August 1961 in Como.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Remo Ruffini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remo_Ruffini) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q39071812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39071812) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: RuffiniRemo.jpg by Delbeato (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RuffiniRemo.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Remo Ruffini". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/remo-ruffini. Retrieved 5 November 2026.