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Andrew Dickson White
Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, historian, and educator, who was the co-founder of Cornell University.
Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, historian, and educator, who was the co-founder of Cornell University.
Anthony Collins
Anthony Collins (21 June 1676, Old Style – 13 December 1729, Old Style), was an English philosopher, and a proponent of deism.
Anthony Collins (21 June 1676, Old Style – 13 December 1729, Old Style), was an English philosopher, and a proponent of deism.
Antonio Magliabechi
Antonio Magliabechi (or Magliabecchi; October 20, 1633 - July 4, 1714) was an Italian librarian, scholar and bibliophile.
Antonio Magliabechi (or Magliabecchi; October 20, 1633 - July 4, 1714) was an Italian librarian, scholar and bibliophile.
Bernhard von Mallinckrodt
Bernhard von Mallinckrodt (29 November 1591 in Ahlen — 7 March 1664, Burg Ottenstein), dean (Domdechant) of Münster cathedral, was a bibliophile from a noble family of Protestants, who conve...
Bernhard von Mallinckrodt (29 November 1591 in Ahlen — 7 March 1664, Burg Ottenstein), dean (Domdechant) of Münster cathedral, was a bibliophile from a noble family of Protestants, who conve...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania can be a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder which involves the collecting or even hoarding of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged.
Bibliomania can be a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder which involves the collecting or even hoarding of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged.
Calid
Calid is a medieval Latin transcription of the Arabic name Khalid (or Khaled).
Calid is a medieval Latin transcription of the Arabic name Khalid (or Khaled).
Caxton Club
The Caxton Club is a bibliophilic society founded in Chicago in 1895 to promote the book arts and the history of the book.
The Caxton Club is a bibliophilic society founded in Chicago in 1895 to promote the book arts and the history of the book.
Chaim Joseph David Azulai
Haim YoseF David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia, commonly known as the Chida, was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious ...
Haim YoseF David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia, commonly known as the Chida, was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious ...
Chalcography
Chalcography (from Greek chalcos, copper and graphia, to write), are engravings on copper plates used for printmaking and for illustrations in the production of books.
Chalcography (from Greek chalcos, copper and graphia, to write), are engravings on copper plates used for printmaking and for illustrations in the production of books.
Constantin Karadja
Prince Constantin Jean Lars Anthony Démétrius Karadja (November 24, 1889, The Hague – December 28, 1950, Bucharest) was a Romanian diplomat, jurist, bibliographer, bibliophile and honorifi...
Prince Constantin Jean Lars Anthony Démétrius Karadja (November 24, 1889, The Hague – December 28, 1950, Bucharest) was a Romanian diplomat, jurist, bibliographer, bibliophile and honorifi...
Eduard Heyck
Eduard Heyck (May 30, 1862 at Doberan (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), Germany – July 11, 1941 at Ermatingen (Switzerland)) was a German cultural historian, editor, writer and poet.
Eduard Heyck (May 30, 1862 at Doberan (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), Germany – July 11, 1941 at Ermatingen (Switzerland)) was a German cultural historian, editor, writer and poet.
Esmond Samuel de Beer
Esmond Samuel de Beer was a New Zealand scholar, editor, collector, bibliophile and philanthropist.
Esmond Samuel de Beer was a New Zealand scholar, editor, collector, bibliophile and philanthropist.
Franz Blei
Franz Blei was an essayist, playwright and translator from Vienna.
Franz Blei was an essayist, playwright and translator from Vienna.
Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr.
Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. (March 28, 1910 – January 7, 2001) was an American bibliophile and the director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City from 1938–1969.
Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. (March 28, 1910 – January 7, 2001) was an American bibliophile and the director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City from 1938–1969.
Frederick Victor Grey Wymark
Frederick Victor Grey Wymark was an Australian Australiana collector, book collector and bookseller.
Frederick Victor Grey Wymark was an Australian Australiana collector, book collector and bookseller.
Geoffrey Keynes
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (25 March 1887 in Cambridge – 5 July 1982, in Cambridge) was an English biographer, surgeon, physician, scholar and bibliophile.
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (25 March 1887 in Cambridge – 5 July 1982, in Cambridge) was an English biographer, surgeon, physician, scholar and bibliophile.
Gian Vincenzo Pinelli
Gian Vincenzo Pinelli (1535–1601) was an Italian humanist from Padua, known as a savant and a mentor of Galileo.
Gian Vincenzo Pinelli (1535–1601) was an Italian humanist from Padua, known as a savant and a mentor of Galileo.
Grolier Club
The Grolier Club is a society of bibliophiles, founded in New York City in January, 1884, the oldest such club in North America.
The Grolier Club is a society of bibliophiles, founded in New York City in January, 1884, the oldest such club in North America.
Haakon Ameln
Haakon Ameln was a Norwegian businessperson.
Haakon Ameln was a Norwegian businessperson.
Hakim Said
Sir Hakim Muhammad Said, was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a former Governor of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996.
Sir Hakim Muhammad Said, was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a former Governor of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996.
Harry Buxton Forman
Henry "Harry" Buxton Forman CB (11 July 1842 – 15 June 1917) was a Victorian-era bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller whose literary reputation is based on his bibliographies of Percy Shelle...
Henry "Harry" Buxton Forman CB (11 July 1842 – 15 June 1917) was a Victorian-era bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller whose literary reputation is based on his bibliographies of Percy Shelle...
Heimann Joseph Michael
Heimann (Hayyim) Michael (April 12, 1792–June 10, 1846, Hamburg) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg.
Heimann (Hayyim) Michael (April 12, 1792–June 10, 1846, Hamburg) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg.
Henri Béraldi
Henri Béraldi (or Beraldi) (6 February 1849 - 31 March 1931) was a French bibliophile, publisher and author of books on the Pyrenees and on engravers.
Henri Béraldi (or Beraldi) (6 February 1849 - 31 March 1931) was a French bibliophile, publisher and author of books on the Pyrenees and on engravers.
Henry E. Huntington
Henry Edwards Huntington was a railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books.
Henry Edwards Huntington was a railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books.
Holbrook Jackson
George Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher.
George Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher.
Horace Edward Manners Fildes
Horace Edward Manners Fildes was a New Zealand postmaster, book collector and bibliographer.
Horace Edward Manners Fildes was a New Zealand postmaster, book collector and bibliographer.
Hubert Harrison
Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 - December 17, 1927) was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, New York.
Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 - December 17, 1927) was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, New York.
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.
Isaac Foot
Isaac Foot was a British politician and solicitor.
Isaac Foot was a British politician and solicitor.
Jean Grolier de Servières
Jean Grolier de Servières, viscount d'Aguisy (1489-90 – October 22, 1565) was Treasurer-General of France and a famous bibliophile.
Jean Grolier de Servières, viscount d'Aguisy (1489-90 – October 22, 1565) was Treasurer-General of France and a famous bibliophile.
Johannes Enschedé III
Johannes Enschedé III (Haarlem, 7 March 1785 - Haarlem, 8 October 1866) was a Haarlem newspaper editor and printer.
Johannes Enschedé III (Haarlem, 7 March 1785 - Haarlem, 8 October 1866) was a Haarlem newspaper editor and printer.
John Evelyn
John Evelyn (31 October 1620 – 27 February 1706) was an English writer, gardener and diarist.
John Evelyn (31 October 1620 – 27 February 1706) was an English writer, gardener and diarist.
John Fass
John Stroble Fass was an American graphic designer and a printer of fine press books.
John Stroble Fass was an American graphic designer and a printer of fine press books.
John Hanbury Angus Sparrow
John Sparrow (1906-1992) was an English academic, barrister, book-collector and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford from 1952-77.
John Sparrow (1906-1992) was an English academic, barrister, book-collector and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford from 1952-77.
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB FBA was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of g...
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB FBA was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of g...
John Ratcliffe (book collector)
John Ratcliffe (died 1776) was an English book-collector.
John Ratcliffe (died 1776) was an English book-collector.
John S. Fass
John S. Fass was an American graphic designer and a printer of fine press books.
John S. Fass was an American graphic designer and a printer of fine press books.
John William Brodie-Innes
John William Brodie-Innes ( March 10, 1848 – December 8, 1923 ) was a leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Amen-Ra Temple in Edinburgh.
John William Brodie-Innes ( March 10, 1848 – December 8, 1923 ) was a leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Amen-Ra Temple in Edinburgh.
Joseph Almanzi
Joseph Almanzi was an Italian Jewish bibliophile and poet; born at Padua, March 25, 1801; died at Trieste, March 7, 1860.
Joseph Almanzi was an Italian Jewish bibliophile and poet; born at Padua, March 25, 1801; died at Trieste, March 7, 1860.
José Mindlin
José Ephim Mindlin (September 8, 1914 – February 28, 2010) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessperson and bibliophile, born to Ukrainian Jewish parents.
José Ephim Mindlin (September 8, 1914 – February 28, 2010) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessperson and bibliophile, born to Ukrainian Jewish parents.
Jurgis Šaulys
Jurgis Šaulys (1879-1948) was a Lithuanian economist, diplomat, and politician, and one of the twenty signatories to the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania.
Jurgis Šaulys (1879-1948) was a Lithuanian economist, diplomat, and politician, and one of the twenty signatories to the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania.
Louis de Gruuthuse
Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse, prince of Steenhuijs, also called Loys, Louis de/of Gruuthuse or Lodewijk van Gruuthuuse, was a Flemish, courtier, bibliophile, soldier and ...
Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse, prince of Steenhuijs, also called Loys, Louis de/of Gruuthuse or Lodewijk van Gruuthuuse, was a Flemish, courtier, bibliophile, soldier and ...
Lucullus
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (; 118 –57/56 BC), was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Sulla Felix.
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (; 118 –57/56 BC), was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Sulla Felix.
Maury A. Bromsen
Maury Austin Bromsen (1919–2005) was an American bibliophile and dealer of antiquarian books, maps, and manuscripts relating to the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Maury Austin Bromsen (1919–2005) was an American bibliophile and dealer of antiquarian books, maps, and manuscripts relating to the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Octave Uzanne
Louis Octave Uzanne, known as Octave Uzanne, was a 19th-century French bibliophile, non-fiction writer, publisher and journalist.
Louis Octave Uzanne, known as Octave Uzanne, was a 19th-century French bibliophile, non-fiction writer, publisher and journalist.
Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles
The Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles is a book collecting and bibliophile club run by, and primarily for, students at Oxford University.
The Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles is a book collecting and bibliophile club run by, and primarily for, students at Oxford University.
Paul Lacroix
Paul Lacroix (April 27, 1806 - October 16, 1884), French author and journalist, was born in Paris, the son of a novelist.
Paul Lacroix (April 27, 1806 - October 16, 1884), French author and journalist, was born in Paris, the son of a novelist.
Perpessicius
Perpessicius, pen name of Dumitru S. Panaitescu (also known as Panait Şt.
Perpessicius, pen name of Dumitru S. Panaitescu (also known as Panait Şt.
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists.
Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists.
Reinhard Klimmt
Reinhard Klimmt (born 16 August 1942 in Berlin) is a German politician (SPD).
Reinhard Klimmt (born 16 August 1942 in Berlin) is a German politician (SPD).
René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson (October 18, 1694, Paris – January 10, 1757) was a French statesman, son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, the first Marquis d'Argenso...
René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson (October 18, 1694, Paris – January 10, 1757) was a French statesman, son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, the first Marquis d'Argenso...
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS (19 June 1809 - 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and politician.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS (19 June 1809 - 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and politician.
Rick McNair
Rick McNair (1942–2007), was a playwright, author, director, actor, storyteller, librettist, bibliophile, basketball player and coach.
Rick McNair (1942–2007), was a playwright, author, director, actor, storyteller, librettist, bibliophile, basketball player and coach.
Roman Umiastowski
Roman Umiastowski, who was born on January 29 1893 in Warsaw and died on December 29 1982 in London, has been a colonel in the Polish Army, a patriot and a bibliophile.
Roman Umiastowski, who was born on January 29 1893 in Warsaw and died on December 29 1982 in London, has been a colonel in the Polish Army, a patriot and a bibliophile.
Roxburghe Club
The Roxburghe Club was formed on 17 June 1812 by leading bibliophiles, at the time the library of the Duke of Roxburghe was auctioned.
The Roxburghe Club was formed on 17 June 1812 by leading bibliophiles, at the time the library of the Duke of Roxburghe was auctioned.
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy, affectionately known as "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster and writer, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland.
Ryan Tubridy, affectionately known as "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster and writer, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland.
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
Shōichi Watanabe
Shōichi Watanabe, the oldest son of a prosperous merchant, in Shizuoka, Yamagata Prefecture is an English scholar and one of Japan’s foremost cultural critics.
Shōichi Watanabe, the oldest son of a prosperous merchant, in Shizuoka, Yamagata Prefecture is an English scholar and one of Japan’s foremost cultural critics.
Stephen Blumberg
Stephen Carrie Blumberg is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Stephen Carrie Blumberg is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Symon Gould
Symon Gould (died November 24, 1963) was the founder of the American Vegetarian Party, formed in 1948.
Symon Gould (died November 24, 1963) was the founder of the American Vegetarian Party, formed in 1948.
The Club of Odd Volumes
The Club of Odd Volumes is a society of bibliophiles founded on January 25, 1887, in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Club of Odd Volumes is a society of bibliophiles founded on January 25, 1887, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Thomas James Wise
Thomas James Wise (7 October 1859 – 13 May 1937) was a bibliophile who collected the Ashley Library, now housed by the British Library, and later became known for the literary forgeries and stol...
Thomas James Wise (7 October 1859 – 13 May 1937) was a bibliophile who collected the Ashley Library, now housed by the British Library, and later became known for the literary forgeries and stol...
Thomas Mahieu
Thomas Mahieu, Secretary to the French Queen Catherine de' Medici from 1549 to 1560 and subsequently Councillor of State and Treasurer of France, was an important book collector with a special ...
Thomas Mahieu, Secretary to the French Queen Catherine de' Medici from 1549 to 1560 and subsequently Councillor of State and Treasurer of France, was an important book collector with a special ...
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Fraser Oakeshott
Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott FBA was a schoolmaster and Oxford college head.
Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott FBA was a schoolmaster and Oxford college head.
Wenceslao Retana
Wenceslao "Wenchesco" Emilio Retana y Gamboa, also known as W.E. Retana or Wenceslao E. Retana, was a 19th-century Spanish civil servant, colonial administrator, writer, biographer,...
Wenceslao "Wenchesco" Emilio Retana y Gamboa, also known as W.E. Retana or Wenceslao E. Retana, was a 19th-century Spanish civil servant, colonial administrator, writer, biographer,...
William Elliott Butler
William Elliott Butler (born 20 October 1939) is a jurist and educator, the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University (2005-) and ...
William Elliott Butler (born 20 October 1939) is a jurist and educator, the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University (2005-) and ...
Wolfgang Menzel
Wolfgang Menzel, German poet, critic and literary historian, was born at Waldenburg in Silesia.
Wolfgang Menzel, German poet, critic and literary historian, was born at Waldenburg in Silesia.