Gabriel Naudé Books
February 2, 1600 – July 10, 1653
Gabriel Naudé was a French librarian and scholar whose prolific writings spanned diverse subjects from politics and history to religion and the supernatural. His literary legacy includes works that anticipated modern critical thought, notably as an early theorist of library science whose visions he could implement in practice. Naudé is recognized as a precursor to Enlightenment thinkers, influencing subsequent intellectual development with his broad scholarship.