Demetrius of Phalerum the Greek put together the central collection for the Library of Alexandria while he was in Greece. He might be considered the originator of the library idea, although this honor should also belong to the first and second kings of the Ptolemaic period.
Ptolemy the First Soter ordered the establishment and organization of the library at his expense, while Ptolemy the Second Philadelphus completed his work. The foundation of the library was the joint achievement of all three; Soter, Philadelphus, and Demetrius.
The librarians of the Library of Alexandria undoubtedly had the same problems met by modern librarians of university libraries today. It is very difficult to co-ordinate between the requirements of the laymen and the specialists and to distribute the books among the mother library and the specialist libraries.
The first librarian was probably Zenodotus of Ephesus. The people who served at the Library of Alexandria were Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 284 BC), Zenodotus of Ephesus (284-260 BC), Callimachus of Cyrene (260-240 BC), Apollonius of Rhodes (240-235 BC), Eratosthenes of Cyrene (235-195 BC), Aristophanes of Byzantium (195-180 BC), Apollonius Idographus (180-160 BC), and Aristarchus of Samothrace (160-145 BC).
It may be possible to add a name or remove a name from this list, but this roster of librarians is accepted by most .
Ptolemy the First Soter ordered the establishment and organization of the library at his expense, while Ptolemy the Second Philadelphus completed his work. The foundation of the library was the joint achievement of all three; Soter, Philadelphus, and Demetrius.
The librarians of the Library of Alexandria undoubtedly had the same problems met by modern librarians of university libraries today. It is very difficult to co-ordinate between the requirements of the laymen and the specialists and to distribute the books among the mother library and the specialist libraries.
The first librarian was probably Zenodotus of Ephesus. The people who served at the Library of Alexandria were Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 284 BC), Zenodotus of Ephesus (284-260 BC), Callimachus of Cyrene (260-240 BC), Apollonius of Rhodes (240-235 BC), Eratosthenes of Cyrene (235-195 BC), Aristophanes of Byzantium (195-180 BC), Apollonius Idographus (180-160 BC), and Aristarchus of Samothrace (160-145 BC).
It may be possible to add a name or remove a name from this list, but this roster of librarians is accepted by most .
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