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Melvil Dewey
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American librarian (1851–1931)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1851
- Died
- 1931
- Works
- 125
Top works
- Rimes without reason
- Summer session 1898
- Relativ subject index
- Abridged decimal classification and relativ index for libraries, clippings, notes, etc
- תקציר המיון העשרוני
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- William Isaac Fletcher
- Succeeded by
- Josephus Nelson Larned
- Born
- Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey , December 10, 1851 ( 1851-12-10 ) , Adams Center, New York , U.S.
- Died
- December 26, 1931 (1931-12-26) (aged 80), Lake Placid, Florida , U.S.
- Spouses
- Annie R. Godfrey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1878 ) Emily McKay Beal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1924 )
- Children
- Godfrey Dewey
- Alma mater
- Amherst College ( AB , MA )
- Occupation
- Librarian resort developer reformer
- Known for
- Dewey Decimal Classification
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Adams Center
- Place of death
- Lake Placid
- Child
- Godfrey Dewey
- Occupation
- scientist
- Educated at
- Amherst College
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Notable work
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- Field of work
- librarian
- Image
- MelvilDewey ALA.png
- Residence
- Boston
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- Commons category
- Melvil Dewey
- date of death
- 1931-12-26
- date of birth
- 1851-12-10
- member of
- American Library Association
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Melvil Dewey
- birth name
- Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
- Commons Creator page
- Melvil Dewey
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Encyclopedic overview
Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. He was a founder of the Lake Placid Club, a chief librarian at Columbia College, founder of what would later become the Columbia University School of Library Service, and a founding member of the American Library Association. Although Dewey's contributions to the modern library are widely recognized, his legacy is marred by his sexual harassment of female colleagues, as well as his racism and antisemitism.
Education and personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melvil Dewey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.