Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Panizzi, Sir Antonio


Panizzi, Sir Antonio, principal librarian of the British Museum 1856, created D.C.L. 6 July, 1859; D.C.L. Parma 1818, sentenced to death and his property confiscated (Oct. 1823) by the Italian Government for alleged association with the Carbonari, professor of Italian, University of London, 1828-31, extra assistant-librarian British Museum, keeper of printed books 1837-56, K.C.B. in 1869, died 8 April, 1879.