Henri Justel (1620 - 1693) was a French scholar, royal administrator, bibliophile and librarian. The son of the scholar Christophe Justel, he was a well-connected correspondent, exchanging letters with the likes of Locke, Boyle, Halley and Oldenburg of the Royal Society, and also Leibniz and Arnauld. He achieved position as secretary of Louis XIV. Nevertheless, he had to leave France for refuge in England in 1681 in anticipation of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (he was Huguenot.) In England he became a royal librarian at St. James's Palace, serving under William III. Among his works was a collection of travels (Recueil De Divers Voyages Faits En Afrique Et En L'Amerique) inspired by his friendship with traveller Melchisédech Thévenot.



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