Definition von justin winsor im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
born Jan. 2, 1831, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Oct. 22, 1897, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. librarian and historian. A freelance writer in his native Boston, Winsor was appointed a trustee of the Boston Public Library and served as its superintendent (1868-77). He was a founder of the American Library Association (1876) and its first president. From 1877 he was librarian of Harvard University. He edited the Narrative and Critical History of America (1884-89) and wrote several books