Charles Martel (librarian)

This article is about the American librarian. For other uses, see Charles Martel (disambiguation).
Charles Martel
Born5 March 1860 Edit this on Wikidata
Zurich Edit this on Wikidata
Died15 May 1945 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 85)
OccupationLibrarian Edit this on Wikidata
Employer

Charles Martel (born Karl David Hanke,[1] March 5, 1860 – May 15, 1945) was an American librarian responsible for the creation of the Library of Congress Classification; he is often considered to be one of the most influential librarians in American library history.[2]

  1. ^ Childs, J. B., ed. (1976). "Charles Martel". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 17: Malawi to Metro. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. pp. 188–194. ISBN 0824720172. OCLC 1148942592. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ Kniffel, L.; Sullivan, P.; McMormick, E. (1999). "100 of the Most Influential Leaders We Had in the 20th Century". American Libraries. 30: 11.