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The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. Louis Fagan

The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. By Louis Fagan

The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. by Louis Fagan


Summary

Anthony Panizzi (1797-1879) moved to England in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities. His thirty-five years at the British Museum Library transformed it to one of the world's great institutions. This two-volume 1880 biography deals with his professional career and his involvement in the Italian independence movement.

The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B. Summary

The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B.: Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc. by Louis Fagan

Anthony Panizzi (1797-1879), born in Brescello, Italy, qualified as a lawyer, but fled to Switzerland in 1823 to avoid arrest for political activities in support of Italian unification. He then moved to England, where he became a naturalised British subject. The patronage of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, got him a post in the British Museum Library, where he remained for thirty-five years. He was responsible for the great expansion of the library, the building of the famous round Reading Room, and the compilation of cataloguing rules which remain influential today. Volume 2 of this two-part 1880 biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845-1903) begins with Panizzi's promotion in 1856 to Principal Librarian, a post he held for ten years. He remained involved in Italian politics, acting as an unofficial ambassador to British politicians, and received many honours, including a knighthood and a seat in the Italian senate.

Table of Contents

14. Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis; 15. Sir W. Temple; 16. Desire to visit Naples; 17. Cardinal Alberoni; 18. Death of Panizzi's sister; 19. Legion of Honour, etc.; 20. Devising means for escape of Settembrini; 21. Bianchini's appointment; 22. Departure of Neapolitan prisoners; 23. Italian unity; 24. England in 1859; 25. Ill-health; 26. Death of Mr. Ellice; 27. Prosper Merimee; 28. Senator of Italy; Appendix; Index.

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GOR012417131
9781108044905
1108044905
The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, K.C.B.: Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum, Senator of Italy, Etc. by Louis Fagan
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Cambridge University Press
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