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.

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