Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Melville_Louis_Kossuth_Dewey
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
gptkbp:birthDate 1851-12-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Adams_Center,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1931-12-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lake_Placid,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:founded gptkb:School_of_Library_Economy_at_Columbia_College
gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkb:Lake_Placid_Club
gptkb:Library_Bureau
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
gptkbp:influenced library science
library classification
gptkbp:knownFor Library of Congress Classification
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkb:Lake_Placid_Club
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Library of Congress Classification
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
librarian
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of New York State Library
State Librarian of New York
Secretary of the American Library Association
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Lake_Placid,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Melvil Dewey signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emily_McKay_Beal
gptkb:Annie_R._Godfrey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5