About Edward Dudley
Lived 1919 – 2010 (aged 90–91). Edward Dudley was a librarian.
Edward Dudley (1919–2010) was an English librarian who also lectured in librarianship and edited the professional journals New Library World and The Library Association Record.
Dudley was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of an engine driver. He returned to the Infantry in 1944, first the Devons and then as a seconded Platoon commander with the Queen's and served in Italy. He was then appointed as a librarian while still in the Army, for which he received extra pay.
In 2010 the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) awarded him the first Cilip medal for his lifetime of professional achievement.
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English librarian and editor
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Edward Dudley was born in 1919.
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Edward Dudley died in 2010.
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