Ancestry of
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
The family tree for Melvil Dewey is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Melvil Dewey
Roland L. Bragg
Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)
6th cousin 2 times removed
via George Soule
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir James le Boteler
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Roger de Somery
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer
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