Fred Kilgour
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Frederick Gridley Kilgour was an American librarian and educator known as the founding director of OCLC, an international computer library network and database. He was its president and executive director from 1967 to 1980.
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Michael GormanAlso won ALA Medal of Excellence
Henry BarnardAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership
John H. VincentAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership
Jesse SheraAlso won ALA Medal of Excellence
Seymour LubetzkyAlso won Margaret Mann Citation
Henriette AvramAlso won ALA Medal of ExcellenceAbout this person
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United StatesCategory
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 2006 · aged 92
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