'It was after returning to Edinburgh in 1752, as he wrote in My Own Life, that "the Faculty of Advocates chose me their Librarian, an office from which I received little or no emolument, but which gave me the command of a large library."[17] This resource enabled him to continue historical research for The History of Great Britain.'
My librarian friend tells me they left off the memoirs of Casanova. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, Casanova was a librarian:
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I would've also included David Hume:
'It was after returning to Edinburgh in 1752, as he wrote in My Own Life, that "the Faculty of Advocates chose me their Librarian, an office from which I received little or no emolument, but which gave me the command of a large library."[17] This resource enabled him to continue historical research for The History of Great Britain.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume
For other famous people, some of whom are known as authors, who are not usually known for their practice of librarianship see here:
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Well, Dave, now you know what to do when you retire.
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