Antoine-Alexandre Barbier

Antoine-Alexandre Barbier (born Jan. 11, 1765, Coulommiers, Fr.—died Dec. 5, 1825, Paris) was a French librarian and bibliographer who compiled a standard reference directory of anonymous writings and who helped in preserving scholarly books and manuscripts during and after the French Revolution. In 1794 Barbier became a member of the temporary commission of the arts and was charged with distributing among the various libraries of Paris the books confiscated during the Revolution. A few years...