Robert Fysher

Robert Fysher (baptised 1698, died 1749) was an English librarian who served as Bodley's Librarian, the head of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, from 1729 to 1747.

Life Little is known of Fysher's early life, beyond the fact that he was baptised in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 30 December 1698, the home town of his father, who was also called Robert. In 1715, at the age of 16, he matriculated at the University of Oxford as a member of Christ Church, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1718. He transferred to Oriel College, Oxford in 1723, was promoted to Master of Arts in 1724, and was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine degree in 1725. He was elected as a Fellow of Oriel in 1726.