Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)

Teofilo Folengo (Italian pronunciation: [teˌɔːfilo foˈleŋɡo]) (November 8, 1491 – December 9, 1544), who wrote under the pseudonym of Merlino Coccajo or Merlinus Cocaius in Latin, was one of the principal Italian macaronic poets.