Dewey, Melvil(le Louis Kossuth)
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born Dec. 10, 1851, Adams Center, N.Y., U.S.
died Dec. 26, 1931, Lake Placid, Fla.
U.S. librarian.
He graduated from Amherst College in 1874, whereupon he became acting librarian there. In 1876 he published
A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library, in which he outlined the
Dewey Decimal Classification system. He was one of the founders of the American Library Association and of
Library Journal (both 1876). He set up the School of Library Economy, the first U.S. institution for training librarians. He also reorganized the N.Y. State Library (1889–1906) and established the system of traveling libraries and picture collections. A cofounder of the Spelling Reform Assn., he respelled his own name.
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Dewey, Melvil(le Louis Kossuth) — (10 dic. 1851, Adams Center, N.Y., EE.UU.–26 dic. 1931, Lake Placid, Fla.). Bibliotecólogo estadounidense. Se graduó en el Amherst College en 1874, después de lo cual se inició allí como bibliotecólogo. En 1876 publicó A Classification and… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Melvil Dui — Melvil Dewey (* 10. Dezember 1851 als Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey in Adams Center, New York; † 26. Dezember 1931 in Lake Placid, New York) führte die nach ihm benannte Dewey Decimal Classification ein, ein System zur Klassifikation in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Melvil Dewey — (* 10. Dezember 1851 als Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey in Adams Center, New York; † 26. Dezember 1931 in Lake Placid, New York) führte die nach ihm benannte Dewey Decimal Classification ein, ein System zur Klassifikation in Bibliotheken. Als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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