death_date nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
4 feb 1966 u.k. -lrb- scotland -rrb- 1877 library science ernest albert savage
 ernest albert savage librarian
ernest albert savage

ernest albert savage -lrb- 1877 -- 1966 -rrb- was principal librarian of edinburgh public libraries from 1922 to 1942 , president of the scottish library association from 1929 to 1931 , and president of the library association -lrb- now cilip -rrb- in 1936 .
he wrote extensively on libraries and library science .
savage had a career-long concern with the training and professional status of librarians .
