Sir Anthony Panizzi
(1797-1879)
Knight Bachelor (from 1869)
Died aged 81
Wikidata WikipediaSir Antonio Genesio Maria Panizzi (16 September 1797 – 8 April 1879), better known as Anthony Panizzi, was a naturalised British citizen of Italian birth, and an Italian patriot. He was a librarian, becoming the Principal Librarian (i.e. head) of the British Museum from 1856 to 1866.
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1797-1879 Sir Anthony Panizzi Lived and taught Italian in Liverpool 1823-1828. Principal Librarian at the British Museum. Responsible for the British Museum circular reading room on which the Picton Library is modelled.
Picton Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom where they lived near (1823-1828)