Girolamo Tiraboschi

I first encountered the name Tiraboschi while reading a biographical work about Corregio in the book Among the Gread Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters by Walter Rowlands. Aways eager to learn more about librarians who have made significant contrigbutions to society, I found the following information about him.

Girolamo Tiraboschi was an Italian schollar, Jesuit and librarian. He served for a time as the professor of rhetoric and belles-letters at the Bera in Milan. He was then appointed by Duke of Modena, Francesco III, to take charge of the Biblioteca Estense. During his tenure as the librarian, he added many acquisitions and created a catalog for the collection. His opus magnum is the Storia Della Literature Italiana, a history of arts and letters and many other contributions of his native land. He also wrote a biographical work of writers born in Modena and many other articles on history and criticism.


Ford, Jeremiah. "Girolamo Tiraboschi." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 21 Apr. 2010 .