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James H. Billington

James Hadley Billington

13th Librarian of Congress (1929–2018).

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Award Received

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Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎

(1991)

: 1991

Guggenheim Fellowship

(1960)

: 1960

Presidential Citizens Medal

Order of Friendship

(2008)

: 2008

Library of Congress Living Legend

(April 2008 - )

: April 2008

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

(1995)

: 1995

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

(6/2/2012)

: 6/2/2012

Knight of the Order of the Southern Cross

(2002)

: 2002

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Rhodes Scholarship

(1950)

: 1950

Dmitry Likhachev Foundation Prize

(2006)

: 2006

Date of Birth

6/1/1929

Educated At

Princeton University

Balliol College

Lower Merion High School

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Position Held

Librarian of Congress

(9/14/1987 - 9/30/2015)

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Daniel J. Boorstin

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: 9/14/1987

: 9/30/2015

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Princeton University

Harvard University

Library of Congress

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University Teacher

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Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Russian Academy of Sciences

American Philosophical Society

(1988 - )

: 1988

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James Hadley Billington

Field of Work

Library Science

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Date of Death

11/20/2018

Place of Death

Washington, D.C.

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Described by Source

A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians

Place of Burial

Washington National Cathedral

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