Fred Kilgour

Fred Kilgour
Born(1914-01-06)January 6, 1914
Springfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 31, 2006(2006-07-31) (aged 92)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
Alma materHarvard College
Scientific career
FieldsLibrary science
Institutions

Frederick Gridley Kilgour (January 6, 1914 – July 31, 2006) was an American librarian and educator known as the founding director of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), an international computer library network and database. He was its president and executive director from 1967 to 1980.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Carlson, Scott (August 2, 2006). "Frederick G Kilgour, Developer of Popular Electronic Library Catalog, Dies". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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