Andrea Papini was born in 1943 in Florence, where he was dean of the Leonardo da Vinci Industrial Technical Institute. He graduated with a degree in electronic engineering; however, his true passion is nature. Author of many articles in flora and fauna magazines, he created a botanical area reserved for native species on the slopes of Mount Morello, near the Tuscan capital. 4 thousand copies of his book Le erbe in tavola (Polistampa 2005, Sarnus 2018) have been distributed. Sarnus Publishing House also published Le origini di un borgo: il grande disegno della storia nelle vicende di Carraia, piccolo lembo di Toscana in 2018 as well as Legri. Storia di una valle (2020).