02483cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000320011224501350014426400510027930000470033033600260037733700260040333800360042950000310046550802010049652012510069753400670194865300190201565300370203485600550207185600430212667389UtSlPG20260610134545.0mcr n260607r20221870utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aZ1 aEdwards, Edward,d1812-188610aLives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 1 of 2 :bWith Notices of Its Chief Augmentors and Other Benefactors, 1570-1870. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-02-17  aRichard Tonsing, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Lives of the Founders of the British Museum, Part 1 of 2" by Edward Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the lives and contributions of the individuals who played pivotal roles in establishing the British Museum from 1570 to 1870, highlighting both renowned and lesser-known benefactors. Through detailed narratives, the book aims to illustrate the collective efforts that shaped this significant national institution.  The opening of the book provides a rich contextual framework for understanding the origins of the British Museum. It emphasizes that the museum's foundation was primarily built on the generosity of private collectors like Sir Robert Cotton and William Courten rather than government initiatives. The introduction outlines significant contributions made by these early collectors, alongside their motivations driven by a sense of duty to future generations. Edwards sets the stage for a biographical exploration of the prominent figures whose legacies are interwoven with the museum's development, beginning with a tribute to Cotton and his substantial library, which laid the groundwork for the national repository of knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Trübner and Co., 1870  aBritish Museum  aBook collectors -- Great Britain4 uhttps://archive.org/details/livesoffounderso01edwa40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67389