Paul Otlet
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 79 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 23,1868 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Brussels |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | December 10,1944 |
| Died | Brussels |
| Belgium | |
| Parents | Edouard Otlet |
| Influenced by | Henri La Fontaine |
| Melvil Dewey | |
| Edmond Picard | |
| Job | Scientist |
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| Librarian | |
| Education | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Catholic University of Leuven | |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | |
| Free University of Brussels | |
| Books | International Organisation and Dissemination of Knowledge: Selected Essays of Paul Otlet |
| Traité de Documentation | |
| Known for | One of several people who have been considered the founders of information science |
| Influenc | Henri La Fontaine |
| Influencees | Vannevar Bush |
| S. R. Ranganathan | |
| Ted Nelson | |
| Tim Berners-Lee | |
| Founded | Mundaneum |
| Influences | Henri La Fontaine |
| Melvil Dewey | |
| Edmond Picard | |
| Interests | Bibliography |
| Library And Information Science | |
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| ID | 520657 |
Paul Otlet Life story
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet was a Belgian author, entrepreneur, lawyer and peace activist; predicting the arrival of the internet before World War II, he is among those considered to be the father of information science, a field he called "documentation".
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