March 18, 1900(1900-03-18) (aged 52–53) Paris, France
Children
4, including Karl and Anna
Education
Uppsala University
Occupation
Librarian
Conviction(s)
Embezzlement
Criminal penalty
Suspended sentence
Klas August Linderfelt (1847 – March 18, 1900)[1] was an American librarian. A native of Sweden, he emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became a teacher and a librarian. As the first librarian of the Milwaukee Public Library, he became a significant figure in the city and in the library profession, becoming the seventh President of the American Library Association. He left both the city and the profession permanently following his arrest for embezzlement.
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