Louis-Adrien Berbrugger

Who was Louis-Adrien Berbrugger?

Berbrugger was a French archeologist and philologist.

Berbrugger was born in Paris. He was an Arabist, with a Muslim wife, who set up the National Library in Algiers.

He died in Algiers. His memorial lists his honors and accomplishments:

Curator of the library and museum of Algiers.

President of the Algerian Historical Society.

Member of the general council of the province of Algiers.

Colonel of the Algerian militia.

Commander of the French Legion of Honor.

Commander of the Order of Nichan Iftikhar.

Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

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