Jean-Baptiste Boisot | |
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 Portrait of Abbé Jean-Baptiste Boisot, 1676, oil on canvas by Cesare Fiori, Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology. | |
| Born | July 1638 |
| Died | 4 December 1694 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Abbot |
Jean-Baptiste Boisot (July 1638 – 4 December 1694) was a French Benedictine Abbot, bibliophile, and scholar. He founded the first French museum on his death in 1694 when he bequeathed his personal collection of artwork and manuscripts to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Vincent, Besançon. This collection became the Besançon Municipal Library.