Antonio Zanon

Antonio Zanon (18 June 1696 – 4 December 1770) was an Italian agro-industrial entrepreneur, writer, and advocate for economic development.

Coming from a family of skilled artisans, Zanon played a major role in the development of the Friulian silk textile industry.

His father came from a Jewish Caprileis family and had changed his surname with Count Giovanni Giuseppe di Strassoldo as godfather during his baptism.

After studying at the Barnabite College in Udine, Zanon managed the family business after the death of his father and brother Francesco.

He married Lucia Marsoni, from a wealthy family in Spilimbergo in 1738 and moved to Venice where he established a fabric shop.