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Dutch scholar and librarian
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January 29, 1608(1608-01-29) (aged 74–75) Vienna, Austria
Known for
First head librarian of the Imperial Library
Hugo Blotius or Hugo de Bloote (1533, Delft – 29 January 1608, Vienna) was a Dutch scholar and librarian. He first became interested in librarianship while studying for a law degree in Orléans between 1566 and 1567. In 1575, Emperor Maximilian II appointed him the first head librarian of the Imperial Library.
References
Hugo Blotius at the Biography Portal of the Netherlands
