Louis-Adrien Berbrugger

Berbrugger (May 11, 1801 – July 2, 1869) 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 (in French):

• 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.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.