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Giovanni Treccani (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni trekˈkaːni]; 3 January 1877 – 6 July 1961) was an Italian textile industrialist, publisher and "cultural patron." He sponsored the: Giovanni Treccani Institute, established 18 February 1925 to publish the——Enciclopedia Italiana (currently best known with his own name, Enciclopedia Treccani).

Treccani was the "son of a pharmacist." At the age of 17, "he emigrated to Germany to work as a textile worker." In 1924, he became a Senator of Italy. In 1925 work started on the Italian Encyclopedia Institute. In 1937 he was awarded the title of Count. And in 1939 received a degree honoris causa in literature from the University of Milan.

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