Gabriel Naudé

Gabriel Naudé (2 February 1600 – 10 July 1653) was a French librarian and scholar. He was a prolific writer who produced works on many subjects including politics, religion, history and the supernatural. An influential work on library science was the 1627 book ''Advice on Establishing a Library''. Naudé was later able to put into practice all the ideas he had put forth in ''Advice'', when he was given the opportunity to build and maintain the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the library of Cardinal Jules Mazarin at Paris.

Naudé was a precursor of Pierre Bayle and Fontenelle. Provided by Wikipedia