Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
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Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey was an American librarian and educator best known for creating the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in libraries worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey Context triple: [Melvil Dewey, fullName, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey]
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John Purroy Mitchel
John Purroy Mitchel was a reform-minded American politician who served as the 95th mayor of New York City from 1914 to 1917 and was known as the "Boy Mayor" for his youth and progressive agenda.
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Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln and later as Chief Justice of the United States.
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John Mead Howells
John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
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Clinton Levi Merriam
Clinton Levi Merriam was a 19th-century American politician and businessman who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.
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George William Curtis
George William Curtis was a 19th-century American writer, editor, and political reformer known for his influential essays and commentary on civil service reform and liberal politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey Target entity description: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey was an American librarian and educator best known for creating the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in libraries worldwide.
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A.
John Purroy Mitchel
John Purroy Mitchel was a reform-minded American politician who served as the 95th mayor of New York City from 1914 to 1917 and was known as the "Boy Mayor" for his youth and progressive agenda.
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B.
Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln and later as Chief Justice of the United States.
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C.
John Mead Howells
John Mead Howells was an American architect best known for his influential skyscraper designs in the early 20th century and his role in shaping Chicago’s and New York’s urban skylines.
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D.
Clinton Levi Merriam
Clinton Levi Merriam was a 19th-century American politician and businessman who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.
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E.
George William Curtis
George William Curtis was a 19th-century American writer, editor, and political reformer known for his influential essays and commentary on civil service reform and liberal politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classification theorist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ human ⓘ librarian ⓘ library scientist ⓘ |
| advocated |
metric system adoption in the United States
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simplified spelling ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Melvil Dewey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-12-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Amherst College ⓘ |
| employer |
Amherst College
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Columbia University ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia College
New York State Library ⓘ |
| familyName | Dewey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classification systems
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information organization ⓘ library science ⓘ |
| founded |
Lake Placid Club
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School of Library Economy at Columbia College ⓘ first library school in the United States ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lajos Kossuth
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surface form:
Kossuth
Louis ⓘ Melville ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dewey Decimal Classification
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library education reform ⓘ spelling reform advocacy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Library Association ⓘ |
| name | Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dewey Decimal Classification
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surface form:
A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library
Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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librarian ⓘ library classification designer ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Adams Center, New York
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Jefferson County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lake Placid
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surface form:
Lake Placid, New York
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| positionHeld |
New York State Librarian
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director of New York State Library ⓘ head librarian of Columbia College ⓘ president of the American Library Association ⓘ secretary of the American Library Association ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
Lake Placid ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Placid, New York
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Annie R. Dewey
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Emily McKay Beal ⓘ |
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Subject: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey Description of subject: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey was an American librarian and educator best known for creating the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in libraries worldwide.
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