Henri Desbordes

Henri Desbordes (died circa 1722) was a Huguenot printer who was exiled from his business in France and set up as a publisher in Amsterdam in the 17th century.

[1] Henri Desbordes was one of the most successful refugee booksellers in Saumur serving the theology students of his neighboring Protestant academy as well as ministers.

[1] Apart from religious coercion, according to sources, he may have resettled in Amsterdam because he wished to open a shop abroad as at that time he possessed enough funds to do so.

[3] Among others, Nouvelles de la république des lettres was one of the journals he published there.

[1][4] Beside printing more than 100 publications and selling books, Desbordes was also involved in conducting auctions.