Hugo Blotius or Hugo de Bloote (1533, Delft – 29 January 1608, Vienna)^[1] was a Dutch scholar and librarian. He first became interested in librarianship while studying for a law degree in Orléans between 1566 and 1567.^[2] In 1575, Emperor Maximilian II appointed him the first head librarian of the Imperial Library.^[3]

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Hugo Blotius
Born	1533 (1533) Delft, Netherlands
Died	January 29, 1608(1608-01-29) (aged 74–75) Vienna, Austria
Known for	First head librarian of the Imperial Library

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