Carlo Collodi (Lorenzini) (1826-1890)

Death: 26th October 1890
Location: Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante, San Miniato al Monte Basilica, Florence, Italy
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Italian journalist who is best known as the creator of the world-renowned fairy tale The Adventures of Pinocchio
In 1880 he began writing Storia di un burattino / The story of a marionette, also called Le avventure di Pinocchio, which was published weekly in Il Giornale dei Bambini (the first Italian newspaper for children).

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