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19th-century librarians

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Ahmed RamiAuthor · BooksAhmed Ramy (August 9, 1892 - June 5, 1981) (also transliterated Ahmad Ramy) was an Egyptian poet, songwriter and translator.
Alexander Wheelock ThayerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Alfred de MussetAuthor · BooksAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (lang; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.
Anatole FranceAuthor · BooksAnatole France (born François-Anatole Thibault frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Several of his books were best-sellers.
Archibald MacLeishAuthor · BooksArchibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry.
August StöberAuthor · BooksIllustration — August Stöber
Benjamin FondanePerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Fondane (lang) or Benjamin Fundoianu (born Benjamin Wechsler, Wexler or Vecsler, first name also Beniamin or Barbu, usually abridged to B;
Biagio MarinAuthor · BooksBiagio Marin (lang; Biaxio Marin ˈbjazjo maˈɾiŋ; 29 June 1891 – 24 December 1985) was a Venetian
Capistrano de AbreuAuthor · BooksJoão Capistrano Honório de Abreu (October 23, 1853 – August 13, 1927) was a Brazilian historian.
Charles Fletcher LummisPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lummis
Daniel Coit GilmanAuthor · BooksDaniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831 – October 13, 1908) was an American educator and academic.
Edvin KallsteniusPerson · Music memorabiliaEdvin Kallstenius (29 August 1881 – 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and librarian.
Elin PelinAuthor · BooksElin Pelin (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (Димитър Иванов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer".
Émile AugierAuthor · BooksGuillaume Victor Émile Augier (French pronunciation: [ɡijom viktɔʁ emil oʒje]; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Eugen RelgisAuthor · BooksEugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; first name also Eugenio, Eugène or Eugene, last name also Siegler or Siegler Watchel;
Ezra AbbotAuthor · BooksEzra Abbot (April 28, 1819, Jackson, MaineMarch 21, 1884, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American biblical scholar.
Francesco FlorimoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Florimo (12 October 1800 – 18 December 1888) was an Italian composer, music historian and critic.
Francisco de Paula del Villar y LozanoDesigner · DesignFrancisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano (1828, in Murcia – 1901, in Barcelona) was a Spanish architect.
Frantz Funck-BrentanoAuthor · BooksFrantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died in Montfermeil.
Franz von DingelstedtAuthor · BooksFranz von Dingelstedt (30 June 1814 – 15 May 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator.
Friedrich Max MüllerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Max Müller (6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a German-born British comparative philologist and Orientalist.
Georges de Porto-RicheAuthor · BooksGeorges de Porto-Riche (20 May 1849, Bordeaux, Gironde – 5 September 1930, Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Gershom ScholemAuthor · BooksGershom Scholem (5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was a German philosopher and historian.
Giuseppe RovaniAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Rovani (12 January 181826 January 1874) was an Italian novelist and essayist. He took part in the Italian Risorgimento and was a forerunner of the Milanese Scapigliatura.
Gustaf KossinnaAuthor · BooksGustaf Kossinna (28 September 1858 – 20 December 1931) was a German philologist and archaeologist who was Professor of German Archaeology at the University of Berlin.
Gustav SuitsAuthor · BooksGustav Suits (in Võnnu, Tartu County, Livonia – 23 May 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets.
Heinrich ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Heinrich Reimann
Hercule NicoletIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Batocera wallacei
Hermann KurzAuthor · BooksHermann Kurz (30 November 1813 – 10 October 1873) was a German poet and novelist.
Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph LucasAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hippolyte Lucas
Hugo BergmannAuthor · Books) Miranda Short (granddaughter), Ann Greenberg (granddaughter)
Iris BarryAuthor · BooksIris Barry (1895 – 22 December 1969) was a British-American film critic and curator.
Jakob BernaysAuthor · BooksJacob Bernays (11 September 182426 May 1881) was a German philologist and philosophical writer.
János GarayAuthor · BooksJános Garay (10 October 1812 – 5 November 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, born in Szekszárd, Tolna County.
Joachim RingelnatzArtist · PaintingsJoachim Ringelnatz is the pen name of the German author and painter Hans Bötticher
Johann Georg Theodor GrässeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ca.
Johannes AndersenPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian.
Jorge Luis BorgesAuthor · BooksJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges[2] (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and…
José-Maria de HerediaAuthor · BooksJosé-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 – 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894.
Joseph Victor von ScheffelAuthor · BooksJoseph Victor von Scheffel (16 February 1826 – 9 April 1886) was a German poet and novelist. His novel Ekkehard (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century.
Josephin SoularyArtist · PaintingsJoséphin (Joseph Marie) Soulary (23 February 1815 - 28 March 1891), French poet, son of a Lyon merchant of Genoese origin (Solari).
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Juan FilloyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Juan Filloy in 1971
Jules TroubatAuthor · BooksJules Simon Troubat (1836–1914) was a French littérateur, born in Montpellier. He was the last secretary of Sainte-Beuve, one of his testamentary executors, and his legatee.
Julien TiersotPerson · Music memorabiliaJulien Tiersot (5 July 1857 in Bourg-en-Bresse (Rhône-Alpes) – 10 August 1936 in Paris), was a French musicologist, composer and a pioneer in ethnomusicology.
Karol SzajnochaAuthor · BooksKarol Szajnocha (20 November 1818 – 10 January 1868) was a Polish writer, historian, and independence activist.
Léon HalévyAuthor · BooksLéon Halévy (4 January 1802 – 2 September 1883) was a French civil servant, historian, and dramatist.
Lorenz DiefenbachAuthor · BooksGeorg Anton Lorenz Diefenbach (19 July 1806, Ostheim, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt – 28 March 1883, Darmstadt) was a German philologist and lexicographer, as well as a novelist…
Ludwig BechsteinAuthor · BooksLudwig Bechstein (24 November 1801 – 14 May 1860) was a German writer and collector of folk fairy tales.
Manara ValgimigliAuthor · BooksIllustration — Image of M Valgimigli
Manuel MachadoAuthor · BooksManuel Machado y Ruiz (29 August 1874 – 19 January 1947) was a Spanish poet and a prominent member of the Generation of '98.
Mao ZedongAuthor · BooksMao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Marcus ClarkeAuthor · BooksMarcus Andrew Hislop Clarke FRSA (24 April 1846 – 2 August 1881) was an English-born Australian novelist, journalist, poet, editor, librarian, and playwright.
Marguerite DurandAuthor · BooksMarguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election.
Nikolai Fyodorovich FyodorovAuthor · BooksNikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov was a Russian philosopher, librarian and writer (1829–1903). He was born in Klyuchi and died in Moscow.
Osório Duque-EstradaAuthor · BooksJoaquim Osório Duque-Estrada (19 April 1870 – 5 February 1927) was a Brazilian poet, historian, essayist, journalist, literary critic and professor.
Paul LacroixAuthor · BooksPaul Lacroix (lang; 27 February 1806 – 16 October 1884) was a French author and journalist. He is known best by his pseudonym P.L.
Paul OtletAuthor · BooksPaul Marie Ghislain Otlet (lang; 23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was a Belgian bibliographer, lawyer, and peace activist, and a key figure in documentation science, a precursor to…
Pedro Bonifacio PalaciosAuthor · BooksPedro Bonifacio Palacios (13 May 185428 February 1917), better known by his sobriquet Almafuerte (Spanish for "strong soul"), was an Argentine poet.
Pencho SlaveykovAuthor · BooksPencho Petkov Slaveykov (27 April 1866 O.S. – 10 June 1912 (O.S. 28 May 1912)) was a noted Bulgarian poet and one of the participants in the Misal ("Thought") circle.
Raissa BlochAuthor · BooksIllustration — Raisa Blokh
Ricarda HuchAuthor · BooksRicarda Huch (lang; 18 July 1864 – 17 November 1947) was a pioneering German intellectual.
Richard Bowdler SharpeAuthor · BooksRichard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural…
Robert BlumAuthor · BooksRobert Blum (10 November 1807 – 9 November 1848) was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionary and member of the National Assembly of 1848.
Roy StrykerPhotographer · PhotographyRoy Emerson Stryker (November 5, 1893 – September 27, 1975) was an American economist, government official, and photographer.
Rudolf BaumbachAuthor · BooksRudolf Baumbach (28 September 1840 – 21 September 1905) was a German poet.
Theodor MundtAuthor · BooksTheodor Mundt (September 19, 1808 – November 30, 1861) was a German critic and novelist. He was a member of the Young Germany group of German writers.
Tomás Navarro TomásAuthor · Books
Volter KilpiAuthor · BooksVolter Kilpi, born Volter Ericsson, (December 12, 1874 – June 13, 1939) was a Finnish author best known for his two-volume novel Alastalon salissa (1933), often considered one of the best…
Wilhelm AhlwardtAuthor · BooksWilhelm Ahlwardt (4 July 1828 in Greifswald – 2 November 1909 in Greifswald) was a German orientalist who specialized in research of Arabic literature.
Willard FiskeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Willard Fiske

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