Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. As a young man Collodi joined the seminary. The cause of Italian national unification usurped his calling, however, as he took to journalism as a means of supporting the Risorgimento in its struggle with Austria. In 1848 Collodi started publishing Il Lampione, a newspaper of political satire. With the founding of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, Collodi ceased his journalistic and militaristic activities and began writing for children.
Carlo Collodi war ein italienischer Autor und Journalist aus Florenz, der vor allem für das Schreiben von Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio bekannt ist.
Er ist vor allem für die Schöpfung des klassischen Kinderromans Die Abenteuer des Pinocchio bekannt, der zahlreiche Verfilmungen über Generationen hinweg inspiriert hat.
Er wird mit der italienischen Kinderliteratur des 19. Jahrhunderts und dem politischen Journalismus zur Unterstützung des Risorgimento in Verbindung gebracht.