1835 - 1922
Addison Van Name American Librarian
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| Birthday |
15th November, 1835
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| Birthplace |
Chenango
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| Died |
29th September, 1922
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Librarian
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| Occupation |
Librarian
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Addison Van Name (November 15, 1835 – September 29, 1922) was an American philologist and librarian, serving as University Librarian at Yale University from 1865 to 1904, and was made librarian emeritus in 1905. He himself attended Yale, graduating as valedictorian in 1858. During his forty year tenure as University Library, the number of volumes in the Yale Library increased from 44,500 to 475,000. His field of specialty was Orientalia. He taught Hebrew at Yale for four years, and for many years was Librarian of the American Oriental Society.
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