MADDEN,+Frederic+(Sir)

MADDEN, Sir Frederic (1801-1873) British Museum 1826-1866 His appointment as Keeper of MSS in 1837 coincided with that of Antonio Panizzi as Keeper of Printed Books and he became his implacable enemy.

Michael Borrie, ‘ Madden, Sir Frederic (1801–1873) ’, //Oxford Dictionary of National Biography//, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 8 Nov 2009