Carlo Collodi

Carlo Lorenzini

Born November 24, 1826· Florence, Tuscany, Italy

† Died October 26, 1890

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Emerging from a Florentine upbringing, he attended a theological seminary before completing his studies at the College of the Scolopi Fathers and later worked in a local bookstore, experiences that shaped his literary voice. After serving as a volunteer in the Tuscan Army during the Italian Wars of Independence, he launched the censored satirical paper Il Lampione in 1853 and followed it with Lo s… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources