page_title: Alexandre Vattemare
hierarchical_section_title: Alexandre Vattemare
caption_attribution_description: English: Alexandre Vattemare, a French ventriloquist and advocate for public libraries. Identifier: publiclibraryo00wadl (find matches) Title: The Public Library of the city of Boston&#160;: a history Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Wadlin, Horace Greeley, 1851-1925 Subjects: Boston Public Library Publisher: Boston&#160;: Printed at the Library and published by the Trustees Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Caption: Nicholas Marie Alexandre Vattemare.Advocate of the establishment of a public library in Boston. Born in Paris near the close of the eighteenth century. In early life, a student of surgery with some army practice in that profession. Of wide European reputation as a ventriloquist and minor theatrical performer. After 1827 devoted his time and private fortune to the promotion of a system of international exchange of books, and in this connection advocated the establishment of free public libraries and museums in all countries. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare, also known under the stage name Monsieur Alexandre, was a French ventriloquist and philanthropist who created the first international system for the exchange of items among libraries and museums.
context_section_description: Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare (1796 in Paris – 1864), also known under the stage name Monsieur Alexandre, was a French ventriloquist and philanthropist who created the first international system for the exchange of items among libraries and museums.
caption: Photo of Alexandre Vattemare in The Public Library of the city of Boston : a history by Horace G. Wadlin, 1910, 1911
exif: {}