Carlo Collodi

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1826. November 24.
  • Place of birth: Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Carlo Collodi, pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, (born Nov. 24, 1826, Florence, Tuscany [Italy]—died Oct. 26, 1890, Florence), Italian author and journalist, best known as the creator of Pinocchio, the childlike puppet whose adventures delight children around the world. As a young man Collodi joined ...

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