Richard de Bury

Richard de Bury (1287–1345), born Richard Aungerville near Bury St Edmunds, was an English churchman, royal servant and book collector. He tutored the future Edward III and, after Edward's accession, rose to be Lord Privy Seal and twice ambassador to the papal court at Avignon, where he met Petrarch in 1330.

In 1333 he was made Bishop of Durham, and later served as Lord Chancellor. His Latin treatise Philobiblon, completed before his death in 1345, celebrates the love and care of books.