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Herbert Putnam

American librarian and lawyer (1861-1955)

  • Fame45.1
  • Momentum15.3
  • Wikipedia378
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Lived 1861–1955, aged 94United States
United StatesUnited StatesLawyersLawyer
  • Wikipedia
    9 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1861–1955
    Aged 94
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-14

George Herbert Putnam was an American librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.

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45.1
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Momentum15.3
Historical8.3
Now attention78.7
Source confidence50.0
Completeness70.0
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