18th-century librarians

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

Scottish philosopher (1710–1796)

Swedish botanist (1733–1782)

English naturalist (1717-1791)

German botanist, physician, teacher and librarian (1741-1796)

Italian poet, editor (1752-1799)

British physicist (1713-1772)

German born Dutch classical scholar (1723-1798)

Hungarian writer

Swedish philologist (1707-1780)

French librarian

German sinologist

German historian and librarian

French clergyman, writer and philologist

German lexicographer

Italian historian (1741-1797)

Spanish academic and orientalist (1710–1791)

Hungarian theologian and historian (1712-1769)

Polish orientalist and biblical scholar

Italian theologist, antiquarian, archaeologist and librarian

Maltese lawyer (1712-1770)

French antiquarian and historian

Swiss librarian, economist and politician (1702-1784)

German church historian and theologian (1686-1750)

British librarian (1744-1827)

German historian

French journalist and librarian (1702-1780)

English classical scholar (1704–1766)

Magazine editor

Swiss historian (1735-1786)

British bishop (1703-1787)

Italian archaeologist, numismatist, library founder

Italian ecclesiastical historian

French historian and librarian (1704-1782)

French bibliographer and abbot

French lawyer

German librarian and translator