Paul Otlet

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bibliographer documentalist human information scientist visionary of information science

Paul Otlet was a Belgian bibliographer, documentalist, and visionary of information science who pioneered modern documentation and knowledge organization systems.

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Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet 1

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instanceOf bibliographer ⓘ
documentalist ⓘ
human ⓘ
information scientist ⓘ
visionary of information science ⓘ
advocated peace through international organization ⓘ
archiveLocatedIn Mundaneum museum in Mons, Belgium ⓘ
birthDate 1868-08-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Belgium ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels
coCreatorOf Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
coFounded International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
Mundaneum ⓘ
Union of International Associations ⓘ
collaboratedWith Henri La Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Belgium ⓘ
deathDate 1944-12-10 ⓘ
educatedAt Université libre de Bruxelles NERFINISHED ⓘ
education law degree ⓘ
envisioned mechanized search of documents ⓘ
networked access to documents ⓘ
familyName Otlet ⓘ
fieldOfWork documentation ⓘ
information science ⓘ
knowledge organization ⓘ
library science ⓘ
fullName Paul Otlet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet
givenName Paul ⓘ
influenced information science ⓘ
knowledge management ⓘ
library and information studies ⓘ
knownFor concept of a global information network ⓘ
developing knowledge organization systems ⓘ
pioneering modern documentation ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
movement internationalism ⓘ
notableWork Traité de documentation ⓘ
Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
occupation bibliographer ⓘ
documentalist ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfDeath Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels
proposed world city of knowledge ⓘ
workedOn universal bibliography ⓘ
universal classification system ⓘ

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