Antedating of "Librarian"
Shapiro, Fred
Fred.Shapiro at YALE.EDU
Wed Dec 5 23:21:34 UTC 2007
librarian (OED, 2., 1713)
1666 _London Gazette_ 12 Mar. (Burney Collection Newspapers) The Grand Signior ... restored to the Emperor a great Library which the Turks formerly siezed on at _Buda_; the Emperor has accordingly sent his Librarian, _Lambecchices_, to take order about their consignment and transportation.
Fred Shapiro
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