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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 10 December 1851
- Died
- 26 December 1931
- Place of birth
- Adams Center
- Place of death
- Lake Placid
- Sex or gender
- male
- Father
- Joel Dewey
- Mother
- Eliza Dewey
- Spouse
- Annie Dewey
- Child
- Godfrey Dewey
- Field of work
- librarian
- Occupation
- librarian, journalist, scientist, teacher, editor
- Position held
- President of the American Library Association, President of the American Library Association, secretary, secretary, secretary
- Citizenship
- United States
- Religion
- Christianity
- Awards
- Library Hall of Fame
- artist files at
- Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
- birth name
- Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
- described by source
- Dictionary of American Library Biography, 100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century, A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field
- educated at
- Amherst College, Alfred University
- employer
- Columbia University
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- American Library Association
- name in native language
- Melvil Dewey
- notable work
- Dewey Decimal Classification
- place of burial
- North Elba Cemetery
- residence
- Boston
- writing language
- English
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