Melvil Dewey Biography

Melvil Dewey biography

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NAME: Melvil Dewey
OCCUPATION: Educator, Scholar, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: December 10, 1851
DEATH DATE: December 26, 1931
EDUCATION: Amherst College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Adams Cente, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Lake Placid, Florida
Originally: Melville Dewey
Full Name: Melvil Louis Kossuth Dewey

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Melvil Dewey was a librarian and scholar who developed the Dewey Decimal Classification system for cataloging books and other library materials.

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Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 in Adams Center, New York. He graduated from Amherst College, and was their acting librarian. In 1876 he outlined his Dewey Decimal Classification system for cataloging books and library materials. He was a founder of the American Library Association, the Library Journal and he set up the first US institution for training librarians. Dewey died in 1931.