Vincenzo Leonio


Vincenzo Leoni was an Italian lawyer and poet, and in 1690 was one of the original founders of the Academy of Arcadia.

Biography

He was born to an aristocratic family in Spoleto; he then studied law in Macerata After practicing law in Rome for a few years, he became a writer and founder in the Accademia degli Arcadi, aiming to extirpate the ruling taste and oddities introduced into the poetic language. For the academy, he took the name of Uranius Tegeaeus. Some of his elegies were included in , Rome, 1757. Some of his works were published in the second volume of Vite degli Arcadi illustri.