Sir Anthony Panizzi

(1797-1879)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879 NRA: Panizzi Sir Anthony (1797-1879) Knight Principal Librarian of the British Museum DNB: Panizzi, Sir Anthony [formerly Antonio Genesio Maria] (1797–1879), librarian LBT ID: AnPaniz1879 VIAF ID: 14951264 LOC ID: n50050203	B/BAP: 1797-09-16 DIED: 1879-04-08
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A carbonaro who escaped to London in 1823 where he became professor of Italian at University College London before becoming an influential librarian at the British Museum (1831). He was a friend of Ugo Foscolo.