Lawrence S. Thompson
American librarian and bibliologist
About Lawrence S. Thompson
Lived 1916 – 1986 (aged 69). Lawrence S. Thompson was an American librarian, classical scholar and university teacher.
Lawrence Sidney Thompson (1916–1986) worked at the University of Kentucky as the Director of Libraries and as a faculty member in the classics department. He wrote extensively on the processes of printing and publication. Thompson also researched processes for cataloging materials, frequently corresponding with European colleagues.
He was director of the Margaret I. King Library at the University of Kentucky from 1948 to 1963.
He was the author of Human Skin, a paper on Anthropodermic bibliopegy.
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Who was Lawrence S. Thompson?
American librarian and bibliologist (1916–1986)
When was Lawrence S. Thompson born?
Lawrence S. Thompson was born on 21 December 1916 in Raleigh.
When did Lawrence S. Thompson die?
Lawrence S. Thompson died on 19 April 1986 in Lexington.
What was Lawrence S. Thompson's occupation?
Lawrence S. Thompson was a librarian, classical scholar and university teacher.
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Lawrence S. Thompson was American.
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