Klas August Linderfelt

Klas August Linderfelt
Linderfelt in 1892
President of the American Library Association
In office
October 16, 1891 – May 22, 1892
Preceded bySamuel Swett Green
Succeeded byWilliam Isaac Fletcher
Personal details
Born1847
Sweden
DiedMarch 18, 1900(1900-03-18) (aged 52–53)
Paris, France
Children4, including Karl and Anna
EducationUppsala University
OccupationLibrarian
Conviction(s)Embezzlement
Criminal penaltySuspended sentence

Klas August Linderfelt (1847 – March 18, 1900)[1] was an American librarian. A native of Sweden, he emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became a teacher and a librarian. As the first librarian of the Milwaukee Public Library, he became a significant figure in the city and in the library profession, becoming the seventh President of the American Library Association. He left both the city and the profession permanently following his arrest for embezzlement.

  1. ^ Wiegand, Wayne A. (1978). "Linderfelt, Klas August". In Wynar, Bohdan S. (ed.). Dictionary of American Library Biography. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 316–317. ISBN 978-0-8728-7180-9.