Guillaume Libri, 1803-1869

Guillaume (Guglielmo) Libri (count Libri-Carucci) was born at Florence in 1803, and became Professor of Mathematical Physics at Pisa in 1823. Soon after 1830 he was expelled from Italy for holding liberal opinions in politics, and became naturalized in France, and in 1833 was elected a Member of the Institute. In about 1847 he was accused of stealing valuable books, both manuscript and printed, from public libraries in France. In 1850 he was found guilty, but as he was domiciled in England from 1848 to 1868 he escaped the penalties pronounced. He died at Fiesole on 28 September 1869.

From the guide to the Libri Manuscripts, 10th-18th century, (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford)