About Jacob Schwartz
Lived 1846 – 1926 (aged 80). Jacob Schwartz was an American librarian.
Jacob Schwartz (born March 13, 1846, in New York City) was an American librarian.
In 1863, Schwartz entered the Apprentices' library of New York, of which he became chief librarian in 1871. He introduced his system of classification at the library; this has since been adopted wholly or in part by various librarians. The system is a combination of the three fundamental subsystems — classified, alphabetical, and numerical. Methods of management that were followed there were also devised by him.
Schwartz contributed to the Library Journal and other periodicals.
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Who was Jacob Schwartz?
librarian, Apprentices' library of New York
When was Jacob Schwartz born?
Jacob Schwartz was born on 13 March 1846 in New York City.
When did Jacob Schwartz die?
Jacob Schwartz died on 26 March 1926 in Greenwich.
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Jacob Schwartz was a librarian.
What nationality was Jacob Schwartz?
Jacob Schwartz was American.
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