Anthony Panizzi

Italian librarian (1797-1879) and Principal Librarian of the British Museum

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Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: September 16, 1797
Date of death: April 8, 1879
Place of birth: Brescello
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy, United Kingdom^[8]^[9]
Occupation: librarian, politician
Employer: University College London, British Library^[11]^[12]
Position held: senator of the Kingdom of Italy^[10]
Educated at: University of Parma^[13]
Award received: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath^[14]
Work location: British Museum^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, English^[28]^[29]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Family name: Panizzi^[16]
Given name: Antonio^[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikidata:Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche/Riviste italiane di biblioteconomia, Wikidata:Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche/BIB
Place of burial: St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green^[7]
Writing language: Italian, English

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 84

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Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50050203
GND ID: 118789465
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 83806
Alvin ID: alvin-person:15506
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID: panizzi-sir-anthony-1797-1879-knight-librarian
BAnQ authority ID: 0000074187
BIBSYS ID: 4020543
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13739722t
British Museum person or institution ID: 41051
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: panizzi-antonio

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10905345
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Curran Index contributor ID: 599
DDB person (GND) ID: 118789465
Darwin Correspondence ID: 3661
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118789465
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Anthony-Panizzi
FAST ID: 17055
Find a Grave memorial ID: 8502903
FranceArchives agent ID: 18790535
Freebase ID: /m/031y23
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 46432
IdRef ID: 06697609X
Italian Chamber of Deputies dati ID: r10076
Italian Senate (1848-1943) ID: 001655
J9U entity ID: 987007305757105171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118789465
L'Unificazione ID: antonio-panizzi
LBT person ID: AnPaniz1879
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NBM authority ID: 21622
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NLA Trove people ID: 1111550
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NSK (VIAF) ID: 000048247
NSK ID: 981005676543909366
NUKAT ID: n2012257054
National Library of Greece ID: 228337
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000082545
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000220345
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810552171805606
National Library of Portugal ID: 55755
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1059672
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp03438
National Virtual Library of India ID: 472994
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070881820
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Online Books Page author ID: Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879
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Open Library ID: OL75641A
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 21231
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100303874
Parsifal cluster ID: 603420
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Royal Academy ID: anthony-panizzi
SBN author ID: CFIV084620
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SNARC ID: 1, 2 Step
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Topic's main category: Category:Anthony Panizzi
Treccani ID: antonio-panizzi
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Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: antonio-panizzi
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: antonio-panizzi
UK National Archives ID: F257196, F65602
Unz Review author ID: PanizziAnthony
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10129200
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/83865
WBIS ID: B135137
Wellcome Collection concept ID: y8jgjfff
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjMFc9KMFMww8dgQCp773
Yale LUX ID: person/9bdd9a9c-44f4-4e57-98d6-87f07389c0c3

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Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library

Country of citizenship 2

United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy

Employer 2

British Library, University College London

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, Italian

Occupation 2

politician, librarian

Writing language 2

English, Italian

Educated at 1

University of Parma

Given name 1

Antonio

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Brescello

Place of burial 1

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green

Place of death 1

London

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

British Museum

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British Museum

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Summary

Anthony Panizzi was born on September 16, 1797^[1], in Brescello^[2]. He died on April 8, 1879^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a librarian^[5] and politician^[6].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Panizzi born?

Anthony Panizzi was born in Brescello^[2].

Where did Anthony Panizzi die?

Anthony Panizzi passed away in London^[4].

What did Anthony Panizzi do for work?

Anthony Panizzi worked as a librarian^[5] and politician^[6].

Where did Anthony Panizzi go to school?

Anthony Panizzi was educated at University of Parma^[13].

What awards did Anthony Panizzi receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — place of birth (P19): Brescello. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2022-06-29. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — place of death (P20): London. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Italy. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. NNDB. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — position held (P39): senator of the Kingdom of Italy. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — educated at (P69): University of Parma. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — occupation (P106): librarian. Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — employer (P108): University College London. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — employer (P108): British Library. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — place of burial (P119): St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — award received (P166): Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — date of birth (P569): September 16, 1797. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — date of death (P570): April 8, 1879. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — family name (P734): Panizzi. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — given name (P735): Antonio. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — work location (P937): British Museum. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): BEIC Digital Library. digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — described by source (P1343): Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Anthony Panizzi — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.

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