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    Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an influential American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system...
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    location based on subject. It was first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. Originally described in a 44-page pamphlet, it has been expanded...
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  • Switzerland. Dewey was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1970. Godfrey Dewey was the son of Melvil Dewey, the inventor of Dewey Decimal Classification...
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  • suffering from frostbite, back to health and named him Dewey, after Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal library classification system. The library...
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  • of Melvil Dewey. Chicago: American Library Association. “Dewey Medal Name to Change.” 2020. American Libraries 51 (1/2): 30. June Garcia wins Melvil Dewey...
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    under Melvil Dewey's leadership and according to his ideals. It was instrumental in Lake Placid's development as an internationally known resort. Dewey and...
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    American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries...
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  • Dewey (given name) Dewey (surname) George Dewey, Admiral of the US Navy John Dewey, American philosopher and educator Melvil Dewey, American librarian...
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    working as an assistant to Melvil Dewey at Columbia College library not long after her husband's death and was one of Dewey's students in library science...
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    order. The first American school for library science was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887. Historically, library science has also...
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