Author: John Cotton Dana
Alternate names: John C. Dana; Cotton John Dana; Dana, John Cotton, 1856-1929; John Cotton 1856-1929 Dana; John Cotton John Cotton Dana; John Dana Cotton
Born: 19 August 1856
Died: 21 July 1929
Bio: A highly influential American librarian and museum director whose main objective was to make the library relevant to the daily lives of the citizens and to promote the benefits of reading. He was a public librarian for forty years. - [Wikipedia][1]


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