Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an influential American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, a founder of the Lake Placid Club, and a chief librarian at Columbia University. He was also a founding member of the American Library Association but resigned in 1905, due to allegations of sexual harassment, racism, and antisemitism.
Melvil Dewey | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office May 1892 – 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William Isaac Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Josephus Nelson Larned |
| In office 1890 – July 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Morgan Crunden |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Swett Green |
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| Born | Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey December 10, 1851 Adams Center, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1931 (aged 80) Lake Placid, Florida, U.S. |
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| Children | Godfrey Dewey |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (AB, MA) |
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| Known for | Dewey Decimal Classification |
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