Born in
Milan on 17 March 1941, Vidotto earned a degree in modern literature from the
Sapienza University of Rome, where he then taught for several decades. He was also an editor in medieval history and modern history for the ''
Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana'', where in 1980 he directed the history and contemporary politics departments. Vidotto was one of the main authors at Italian publishing house , where he worked alongside and . In 1988, he began to publish numerous scholarly journals and manuscripts for this editor in collaboration with and
Giovanni Sabbatucci. Vittorio Vidotto died in
Rome on 3 February 2024, at the age of 82. ==Publications==