Suzanne Briet
Librarian and writer
Renée-Marie-Hélène-Suzanne Briet, known as "Madame Documentation," was a librarian, author, historian, poet, and visionary best known for her treatise Qu'est-ce que la documentation?, a foundational text in the modern study of information science.... Wikipedia
Born: February 1, 1894, Paris, France
Died: 1989 (age 95 years), Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Influenced by: Paul Otlet, Henri La Fontaine, Eugene Wigner, and more
Notable ideas: indice, Philosophy of technology, documentary semiotics, institutionalization