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Gabriel Naudé

French librarian, 1600-1653 · Writers · Died at 53

Gabriel Naudé was a French librarian and scholar. He was a prolific writer who produced works on many subjects including politics, religion, history and the supernatural. In 1627, he published an influential book in the field of library science called Advice on Establishing a Library.

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Naudé was later able to put into practice all the ideas he had put forth in Advice when he was given the opportunity to build and maintain the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the library of Cardinal Mazarin at Paris.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1600 to 1653 · aged 53