Melvil Dewey
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Melvil Dewey was an American librarian and educator best known for pioneering modern library organization and founding the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
educator
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human → librarian → library reformer → |
| causeOfDeath | stroke → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-12-10 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-12-26 → |
| educatedAt | Amherst College NERFINISHED → |
| familyName | Dewey → |
| founded |
American Library Association
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Dewey Decimal Classification → Lake Placid Club → Library Journal → New York State Library →
surface form: "New York State Library School"
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| fullName | Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey → |
| givenName |
Melvil
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Melville → |
| hasInfluenced |
library classification systems
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modern library science → |
| knownFor |
Dewey Decimal Classification
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founding the American Library Association → founding the New York State Library School → modern library organization → spelling reform advocacy → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| memberOf | American Library Association → |
| movement | spelling reform movement → |
| 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 administrator → library cataloger → |
| placeOfBirth |
Adams Center, New York
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Jefferson County, New York NERFINISHED → New York →
surface form: "New York (state)"
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| placeOfDeath |
Essex County, New York
NERFINISHED
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Lake Placid →
surface form: "Lake Placid, New York"
New York →
surface form: "New York (state)"
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| positionHeld |
New York State Librarian
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director of the New York State Library → editor of Library Journal → librarian at Amherst College → secretary of the University of the State of New York → |
| religion | Presbyterianism → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| spouse |
Annie R. Dewey
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Emily McKay Beal → |
| workLocation |
Albany
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surface form: "Albany, New York"
Amherst, Massachusetts → Lake Placid →
surface form: "Lake Placid, New York"
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