callings of the archive
Librarian Biographies
Every archived life recorded as librarian, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Mohammad Khatami
b. October 14, 1943
President of Iran from 1997 to 2005
Ancient era
Eratosthenes
276 BCE – 194 BCE
Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist
Modern era
Golda Meir
April 21, 1898 – December 8, 1978
Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
Early Modern era
David Hume
April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776
Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)
Early Modern era
Immanuel Kant
April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
German philosopher of the categorical imperative and human reason
Early Modern era
Friedrich Schiller
November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
Early Modern era
Wilhelm Grimm
February 24, 1786 – December 16, 1859
German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)
Modern era
Jorge Luis Borges
August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
Ancient era
Callimachus
320 BCE – 243 BCE
3rd-century BC Greek poet, scholar and librarian
Modern era
Nettie Stevens
July 7, 1861 – May 4, 1912
American geneticist (1861–1912)