John Carter

male, deceased (1975)
John Carter was an English author and Vice-President of the Bibliographical Society. His 1934 exposé, "An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain N...
John Carter Brown

John Carter Brown

male, deceased (1874)
John Carter Brown (1797-1874) was a book collector whose library formed the basis of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. His father,...
Thomas Phillipps

Thomas Phillipps

male, deceased (1872)
Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet was an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscript material in the 19th...
Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

male, deceased (1999) (Highland Park, Illinois, United States)
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter...

Apellicon Of Teos

male
Apellicon, a wealthy native of Teos, afterwards an Athenian citizen, was a famous book collector of the 1st century BCE. He not only spent large...

Elmer L. Andersen

male, deceased (2004)
Elmer Lee Andersen (June 17, 1909 - November 15, 2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th governor of Minnesota, serving a...
John Wingate Thornton

John Wingate Thornton

male, deceased (1878)
John Wingate Thornton (August 12, 1818 - June 6, 1878) was a United States lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author.
Murty Bvns

Murty Bvns

male
Bookseller, Publisher, BOTB Indexer, Consultant in Office and Personal productivity tools specializing in Virtual Working. Founder of Project Vyas...