Melvil Dewey

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public libraries
Standardization in libraries
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:born December 10, 1851
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contributedTo Cataloging
Library education
Library automation
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_Classification_System
gptkbp:died December 26, 1931
gptkbp:founded gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkbp:hasProductLine gptkb:Columbia_University_Library
gptkb:New_York_State_Library
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melvil Dewey
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_System
Information science
Library science
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Ammi_Cutter
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Education reform
Library collections
Library education
Library technology
Library funding
Library standards
Library ethics
Library innovation
Library history
Library policy
Library research
Library outreach
Library community engagement
Library organization
Library preservation
Library reform
Cataloging reform
Library digitization
Library_advocacy
Library_services
Library_management
Library_user_services
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:Alpha_Delta_Phi
gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkb:National_Education_Association
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_Classification
Library classification systems
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Educator
Librarian
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Library_Journal
The_Librarian
The_Library_Assistant
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alice_E._Dewey
gptkbp:wrote The_Decimal_Classification_and_Relativ_Index