Giovan Battista Nani | |
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| Born | 30 August 1616  Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 5 November 1678 (aged 62) Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Resting place | San Giovanni Nuovo |
| Occupation | Diplomat, historian |
| Position held | Procurators of Saint Mark (1662–) |
Giovan Battista Nani (30 August 1616, Venice – 5 November 1678, Venice), in French Jean Baptiste Felix Gaspard Nani, was a Venetian ambassador, librarian, archivist, amateur botanist and historian, born into a patrician family.[1] For 25 years (1643–68) Battista was the Republic of Venice's ambassador to France.
- ^ His brother (?) Agostino Nani (1587–?), a merchant on Syria, became procurator and savio in 1612. Agostini is known as anti-papist. In: Burke, P. (1974) Venice and Amsterdam.