List of famous male bibliophiles, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. This greatest male bibliophiles list contains the most prominent and top males known for being bibliophiles. There are thousand of males working as bibliophiles in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. Historic bibliophiles have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a male aspiring to be a bibliophile then the people below should give you inspiration.
This list below has a variety of people in it, from Thomas Phillipps to John Carter Brown.
While this isn't a list of all male bibliophiles, it does answer the questions "Who are the most famous male bibliophiles?" and "Who are the best male bibliophiles?" List Photo: Freebase/Public domain
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Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was rewarded with several lucrative offices. Ashmole was an antiquary with a ...more More About Age: Died at 75 (1617-1692) Birthplace: Lichfield, United Kingdom Profession: Antiquarian, Politician, Chemist, Bibliophile Astrologer, + more Also Ranked see more on Elias Ashmole
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James Ford Bell
James Ford Bell was an American business leader and philanthropist who served as president of General Mills from 1928 to 1934 and chairman from 1934 to 1948. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he moved with his family to Minneapolis, Minnesota. During World War I he was appointed by the Food and ...more More About Age: Died at 82 (1879-1961) Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Profession: Bibliophile see more on James Ford Bell
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Thomas Phillipps
Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet was an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscript material in the 19th century, due to his severe condition of bibliomania. He was an illegitimate son of a textile manufacturer and inherited a substantial estate, which he ...more More About Age: Died at 80 (1792-1872) Birthplace: Manchester, United Kingdom Profession: Antiquarian, Bibliophile see more on Thomas Phillipps
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Obadiah Rich
Obadiah Rich was an American diplomat, bibliophile and bibliographer specializing the history of Latin America. He was credited with making the field of Americana a recognized field of scholarship by the bibliographer Nicholas Trübner. ...more More About Age: Died at 73 (1777-1850) Birthplace: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States of America Profession: Diplomat, Bibliophile see more on Obadiah Rich
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William L. Clements
Seventy-five years after his death, William L. Clements stands as one of the great Americana collectors of his or any other generation. ...more More About Age: Died at 73 (1861-1934) Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America Profession: Bibliophile see more on William L. Clements
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Bernard Quaritch
Bernard Quaritch, full name Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch, was a German-born British bookseller and collector. ...more More About Age: Died at 80 (1819-1899) Birthplace: Leinefelde-Worbis, Germany Profession: Bibliophile see more on Bernard Quaritch
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John Carter Brown
John Carter Brown II was a book collector whose library formed the basis of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. ...more More About Age: Died at 77 (1797-1874) Birthplace: United States of America Profession: Bibliophile see more on John Carter Brown
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José Pacheco Pereira
José Álvaro Machado Pacheco Pereira, GCL is a Portuguese political analyst, historian and politician, a member of PSD . ...more More About Age: 66 Profession: Politician, Bibliophile see more on José Pacheco Pereira
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