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Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931

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Personal name headingDewey, Melvil, 1851-1931
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Variant(s)Dui, Melvil, 1851-1931
Dīwī, Milfil Luwīs Kūst, 1851-1931
Dyui, Melbil, 1851-1931
Tyui, Melbil, 1851-1931
Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth, 1851-1931
דואי, מלויל
דיואי, מלוויל, 1851-1931
ديوى، ميلفل، 1851-1931
ديوي، ملفل، 1851-1931
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1851-12-10
Death date1931-12-26
Field of activityClassification, Dewey decimal
Profession or occupationLibrarians
Special noteMachine-derived non-Latin script reference project.
Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inHis D.D.C. pullyupʻyo. Chonggyo punya, 1982: t.p. (Melbil Dyui) t.p. verso (Melvil Dewey)
Rider, F. Melvil Dewey, 1944: p. 3 (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey (he successively dropped, first the "Louis", then the "Kossuth", then the "le" of "Melville"--and finally, for a while, tried to shorten the "Dewey" to "Dui"))
Wikipedia, Jan. 27, 2016 (Melville Louis Kossuth (Melvil) Dewey; born December 10, 1851, Adams Center, N.Y., died December 26, 1931, Lake Placid, Fla.; American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club)
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