Melvil Dewey
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1851
- Died
- 1931
- Works
- 125
Top works
- Summer session 1898
- Relativ subject index
- Abridged decimal classification and relativ index for libraries, clippings, notes, etc
- תקציר המיון העשרוני
- 듀이십진분류법및상관색인
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 466
- Total plays
- 2,036
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- RSEM: accurate transcript quantification from RNA-Seq data with or without a reference genome
· 2011 · cited 19,493x
- De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis
· 2013 · cited 7,752x
- Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients
· 2011 · cited 5,433x
- Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke with Perfusion-Imaging Selection
· 2015 · cited 5,060x
- Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients
· 2016 · cited 4,385x
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 10 December 1851
- Died
- 26 December 1931
via Wikidata · CC0
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
- editor
- Educated at
- Alfred University
- Employer
- Columbia University
Article
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
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1851 births1931 deathsAlfred University alumniAmerican Library Association peopleAmerican magazine editorsAmherst College alumniColumbia University librariansColumbia University peopleEnglish-language spelling reform advocatesLibrarians from New York (state)Metrication in the United StatesPeople from Adams, New York