Giovanni Francesco Loredan

Giovanni Francesco Loredan (or Loredano) (Venice, 27 February 1607Peschiera del Garda, 13 August 1661) was a Venetian writer and politician, and a member of the noble family of Loredan. In 1630, he founded the Accademia degli Incogniti, a learned society of freethinking intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of mid-17th century Venice. Provided by Wikipedia