

Italienischer Grafiker, Maler und Schriftsteller
Leo Lionni (* 5. May 1910 in Amsterdam; † 11. October 1999 in Radda in Chianti) was an italienischer Grafiker, Maler und Schriftsteller. He was 89 years old. He studied at University of Genoa. He worked at Black Mountain College and Fortune. His awards include AIGA Medal, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and Prix Janusz Korczak de Littérature Jeunesse. His cause of death was Parkinson's disease.