Roberto Wirth | |
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![]() Wirth at the Hassler in Rome | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 25 May 1950
Died | 5 June 2022 Rome, Italy | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York |
Occupation | Hotelier |
Children | Robertino Wirth, Veruschka Wirth |
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Website | https://www.hotelhasslerroma.com |
Roberto Enrico Wirth (25 May 1950 – 5 June 2022) was the owner and managing director of the Hotel Hassler, a five-star hotel located at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy. Roberto E. Wirth represented the fifth generation of Swiss hoteliers.[1] His parents Oscar Wirth and Carmen Bucher Wirth were both descendants of two families of hoteliers: the Bucher family from the Luzern area in Switzerland and the Wirth family from Maulach, Germany.[2]
Wirth was born profoundly deaf. He was the founder and the President of Assistance Center for Deaf and Deafblind Children / Centro Assistenza per Bambini Sordi e Sordociechi Onlus (CABSS), a non-profit association dedicated to supporting deaf and deafblind children and their families. He had two children, twins Robertino and Veruschka.[3]
Among the family properties, Roberto Wirth also owned the luxury resort Borgo Bastia Creti in Umbria, Italy[4] and the ancient luxury residence dating back to the second half of the 18th century, Parco del Principe in Tuscany.[5] Since 2018, he owned Hotel Vannucci in Città della Pieve, Umbria[6]