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Melvil Dewey

Melvil Dewey

American librarian and educator

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Founder of
Library Bureau
Library Bureau
Birthdate
December 10, 1851
Birthplace
Adams Center, New York
Adams Center, New York
Date of Death
December 26, 1931
Place of Death
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Lake Placid, Florida
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Sistema de clasificacion decimal dewey e indice relativo
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Dewey decimal classification and relative index
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Decimal clasification and relativ index
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Classification décimale Dewey et index
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The classification of everything
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Decimal classification and relative index
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A.L.A. catalog
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Abridged decimal classification and relativ index for libraries, clippings, notes, etc
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Educated at
Amherst College
Amherst College
Occupation
Librarian
Librarian
Journalist
Journalist
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Writer
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ISNI
00000001102634860
Open Library ID
OL21747A0
VIAF
492245110

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United States
United States
Wikidata ID
Q26879
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Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) was born in Adams Center, New York on December 10, 1851. He was a librarian and journalist from the United States. Dewey attended Amherst College for his education. He later founded the Library Bureau. Melvil Dewey passed away in Lake Placid, Florida on December 26, 1931.

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