Pierre Adamoli
18th-century French book collector
About Pierre Adamoli
Lived 1707 – 1769 (aged 61). Pierre Adamoli was a French bibliophile and administrateur.
Pierre Adamoli (5 August 1707 – 3 June 1769) was an 18th-century French collector. He is remembered as a great bibliophile of the Age of Enlightenment.
Collection Printed books and manuscripts were not his only interests. Also known are his collection of coins and natural wonders as it was common to meet at the time, in cabinets of curiosities.
Legacy When he died, he bequeathed a rich library of over 5,600 volumes. Three quarters of this collection are today stored at the municipal library of Lyon. Other copies are to be found at the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon|Académie de Lyon, the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the British Library.
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Who was Pierre Adamoli?
18th-century French book collector
When was Pierre Adamoli born?
Pierre Adamoli was born on 5 August 1707 in Lyon.
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Pierre Adamoli died on 4 June 1769 in Lyon.
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Pierre Adamoli was a bibliophile and administrateur.
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Pierre Adamoli was French.
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