Giovanni Giuseppe Orsi, Marquis ( 1652 - 1733 )

Birth: Bologna, Italy (19 June 1652) Death: His villa just outside Modena, Italy (20 September or 21 December 1733) Burial: Church of the Discalzed Carmelites, Modena, Italy Profession: Author; Poet Education: Educated at home; Bologna Career: Started a private academy, which met in his home twice a week to discuss literature; travelled to France (1687); entered the service of Cardinal Rinaldo d'Este, later Duke of Modena, at Rome and then in Modena (1694); friend of Francesco Torti (FRS 1717) and Lodovico Antonio Muratori (FRS 1717), who wrote a memoir of his life (1735) Memberships: Accademia della Crusca; Accademia dell'Arcadia Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1716 Proposers: Sir Isaac Newton.