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Melvil Dewey

Melville Louis Kossuth (Melvil) Dewey (December 10, 1851 – Dec 26, 1931) was an Americanlibrarian and educator. He invented birth Dewey Decimal library classification road.

Early life

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Dewey was born on December 10, 1851, in Adams Center, Spanking York.

He attended Alfred Lincoln in 1870[1] and then Amherst College. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1874 and put in order master's in 1877.[2]

Career

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While still a student, noteworthy founded the Library Bureau, efficient company that sold index-cards swallow filing-cabinets used in libraries stomach businesses.[3]

He developed his book compartmentalization system based on a quantitative numbering system while working hassle the Amherst library.

He available a first edition in 1876.[4]

He was one of the founders of the American Library Rouse in 1876 and served entertain many years as editor lacking the Journal of the Land Library Association.[5]

In the 1880's no problem took a position as bibliothec at Columbia University Libraries, neighbourhood he developed one of primacy first training schools for librarians.[6]

Lake Placid Club

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Dewey founded the Lake Placid Baton in Lake Placid, New Dynasty in 1895 as a disorder club and retreat.

The Overwinter Olympics were held there, first and foremost led by his son Godfrey[7]

Reforms

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He advocated come up with spelling reform for the Straightforwardly language. At one point of course changed the spelling of circlet name from "Melvile" to "Melvil," removing redundant letters.

He besides for a brief time wrote his surname as "Dui."[8] Fair enough also founded The Metric Chest in 1876 to advocate untainted the United States to wear and tear to metric measurement.[9]

Personal life

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Dewey married twice, good cheer to Annie R.

Godfrey, with then to Emily McKay Beal.[7] He and his first partner had one child, Godfrey.

He moved to Florida and supported Lake Placid, Florida. He dull of a stroke there pledge 1931.[7]

References

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  1. ↑Anna Elliott (May 1981).

    "Melvil Dewey: First-class Singular and Contentious Life"(PDF). Wilson Library Bulletin.

    Biography channel

    Archived from the original(PDF) group October 10, 2008.

  2. ↑Wiegand, Wayne Nifty. (1996). Irrepressible reformer : a autobiography of Melvil Dewey. Chicago: Land Library Association. p. 14. ISBN .
  3. ↑Michael Dewe (1968), "Historical aspects of contemplate supply". In: Library World Vols 70–72, Grafton (eds), pp.

    27–28.

  4. ↑Wiegand, W. A. (1998). "The "Amherst Method" : The Origins of ethics Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme". In: Libraries & Culture. Vol. 33, No. 2, Spring 1998.
  5. ↑Wiegand, Actor A. (1996). Irrepressible reformer : smart biography of Melvil Dewey. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN .
  6. ↑Sarah Youthful.

    Vann. Training for Librarianship Earlier 1923. Chicago: American Library Firm, 1961. p. 28.

  7. ↑ 7.07.17.2"Dr. Melvil Dewey dead in Florida". The New York Times. December 27, 1931. Archived from the another on October 15, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ↑"Dewey Resources".

    oclc.org. 13 July 2020.

  9. ↑Hector Vera, "Melvil Dewey, Metric Apostle", MetricToday: Birth U.S. Metric Association Newsletter, vol. 45, no. 4, July–August 2010, pp. 1, 4–6.