GIRAUD, GIOVANNI, COUNT (1776-1834), Italian dram atist, of French origin, a native of Rome, produced his first play, L'Onesta non si vince, in 1798. In 1809 he became director-general of the Italian theatres. His comedies, the best of which are Gelosie per equivoco (1807) and L'Ajo nell' imbarazzo (1824) , were bright and amusing on the stage, but of no particular literary quality.