[Grolier de Servières]. French bibliophile, born at Lyons in 1479; died in Paris, 1565. He was attached to the court of Francis I.; went to Italy as intendant-general of the army, and French ambassador to Rome. He returned to Paris, became the treasurer of Francis I. and turned his attention to collecting books and medals. At the time of his death his collection of the former numbered three thousand, many of which were printed or bound especially for him. The library was broken up and sold in 1675, and only about three hundred and fifty are now extant; these are much sought by book-collectors. His entire collection of medals was purchased by Louis XIV.
