Carlo Collodi

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Carlo Collodi
1890 sketch of Collodi
Born	Carlo Lorenzini (1826-11-24)24 November 1826 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	26 October 1890(1890-10-26) (aged 63) Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Occupation	Writer novelist
Nationality	Italian
Genre	Children's literature political satire journalism

Carlo Lorenzini (Italian: [ˈkarlo lorenˈtsiːni]; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (/kəˈloʊdi/ kə-LOH-dee; Italian: [ˈkarlo kolˈlɔːdi]), was an Italian author, humourist,^[1] and journalist,^[2] widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.