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Melvil Dewey

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American librarian (1851-1931)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1851 to 1931 · aged 80
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Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey was an American librarian and educator who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification.

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Spine labels of The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing Dewey Decimal Classification call numbers (030=Encyclopedias)Spine labels of The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing Dewey Decimal Classification call numbers (030=Encyclopedias)The interior of the New York State Library, late 19th centuryThe interior of the New York State Library, late 19th centuryLake Placid from the Whiteface Mountain gondolaLake Placid from the Whiteface Mountain gondola

Awards 1

1951Library Hall of Fame

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About this person

Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey 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.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1851 to 1931 · aged 80
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30 languages

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