Fred Kilgour

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.

Fred Kilgour
Born(1914-01-06)January 6, 1914
Springfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 31, 2006(2006-07-31) (aged 92)
Alma materHarvard College
Scientific career
FieldsLibrary science
Institutions
  • Harvard College Library
  • U.S. Naval Reserve
  • United States Department of State
  • Yale Medical Library
  • Library and Information Technology Association
  • Online Computer Library Center
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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