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American librarian Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) invented his famous decimal classification system for books in 1876.

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Who created the Dewey system?

DDC is a library classification system invented in 1876.


Is melvil dewey a scientist?

Melvil Dewey is not a scientist; he was a librarian and educator who created the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in libraries to organize and classify books. Dewey's system revolutionized library organization and made it easier to locate specific books based on subject matter.


Is the pragmatist John Dewey and Melvil Dewey related?

No, John Dewey and Melvil Dewey are not related. John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer known for his work in pragmatism, while Melvil Dewey was an American librarian and educator who created the Dewey Decimal Classification system.


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When was Dewey Cottage created?

Dewey Cottage was created in 1898.


When was Dewey Medal created?

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When was Dewey Lake created?

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Why was the Dewey decimal created?

the Dewey decimal system (aka dds) was created to organize books in a easier way to find. you don't want to go up to a person and ask them for a book , you want to have a efficient way of finding books so you can easily get your book and read the book.


What year was the Dewey Decimal system made?

It was created in 1876 by Melvil Dewey and is currently owned by the online computer library center in Dublin, Ohio.


When and where was the dewey decimal system invented?

the Dewey system was made by melvil Dewey in insperation of his late grandfather. he was a very clean man but did no know the was to sort his books. so he came up with a system to catorgarize his books. he then wanted to make it more precise so he came up with the decimal system so he could catorgarize them to small amounts.


Who designed the Dewey Decimal system?

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