Hugo Blotius

Hugo Blotius or Hugo de Bloote (1533, Delft – 29 January 1608, Vienna)[1] was a Dutch scholar and librarian. He first became interested in librarianship while studying for a law degree in Orléans between 1566 and 1567.[2] In 1575, Emperor Maximilian II appointed him the first head librarian of the Imperial Library.[3]

Hugo Blotius
Born1533 (1533)
Delft, Netherlands
DiedJanuary 29, 1608(1608-01-29) (aged 74–75)
Vienna, Austria
Known forFirst head librarian of the Imperial Library

References
  1. Hugo Blotius at the Biography Portal of the Netherlands
  2. Louthan, Howard (2006). The Quest for Compromise: Peacemakers in Counter-Reformation Vienna. Cambridge University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-521-02712-0.
  3. "Hugo Blotius, kaiserlicher Bibliothekar" (in German). Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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