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Alexander Rudolph (c. 19850-1917) was an Austrian American inventor of catalog machines. | |||
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Alexander Joseph Rudolph was born in Austria circa 1850 and died 16 August 1917. He served in the Austrian army and had emigrated to San Francisco and was working in the San Francisco Public Library by the mid 1880s. Rudolph may have been an assumed name. | |||
When his supervisor, John Vance Cheney moved to the Newberry Library in Chicago, Rudolph went also. His inventions and business services did not find acceptance. He was dismissed from the Newberry Library in 1909. After failed market speculation and going blind he committed suicide in 1917. | |||
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Rudolph invented library technical devices related primarily to cataloging and book processing. His chief invention was the Rudolph Continuous Indexer intended to combine the best features of both book-form and card catalogs. S | |||
== | == Publications == | ||
*"The progressive machine index." ''Nation'' 55 (Aug 18, 1892): 125. | |||
*US Patent 499,443, April 7, 1891. ''Window sash''. | |||
*US Patent 473,348, April 19, 1892: ''Continuous revolving file and index.'' | |||
*US Patent 483,312, Sept 27, 1892. ''Continuous file or index''. | |||
*US Patent 499,442, June 13, 1893. Book index and file. | |||
*US Patents 473,345; 473,348; 483,312 and 499,443. | |||
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== Further reading == | |||
*Miksa, Francis. "Rudolph, Alexander Joseph." ''Dictionary of American Library Biography.'' Ed by Bohdan Wynar. Littleton: Colorado, 1978, pp 449-50. | |||
*Buckland, Michael K. ''Emanuel Goldberg and his knowledge machine.'' Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, pp149-51. | |||
== Papers == | == Papers == | ||
See Miksa (1978, p. 450). | |||
Revision as of 22:02, 1 January 2025
Alexander Rudolph (c. 19850-1917) was an Austrian American inventor of catalog machines.
Alexander Joseph Rudolph was born in Austria circa 1850 and died 16 August 1917. He served in the Austrian army and had emigrated to San Francisco and was working in the San Francisco Public Library by the mid 1880s. Rudolph may have been an assumed name.
When his supervisor, John Vance Cheney moved to the Newberry Library in Chicago, Rudolph went also. His inventions and business services did not find acceptance. He was dismissed from the Newberry Library in 1909. After failed market speculation and going blind he committed suicide in 1917.
Works
Rudolph invented library technical devices related primarily to cataloging and book processing. His chief invention was the Rudolph Continuous Indexer intended to combine the best features of both book-form and card catalogs. S
Publications
- "The progressive machine index." Nation 55 (Aug 18, 1892): 125.
- US Patent 499,443, April 7, 1891. Window sash.
- US Patent 473,348, April 19, 1892: Continuous revolving file and index.
- US Patent 483,312, Sept 27, 1892. Continuous file or index.
- US Patent 499,442, June 13, 1893. Book index and file.
- US Patents 473,345; 473,348; 483,312 and 499,443.
Further reading
- Miksa, Francis. "Rudolph, Alexander Joseph." Dictionary of American Library Biography. Ed by Bohdan Wynar. Littleton: Colorado, 1978, pp 449-50.
- Buckland, Michael K. Emanuel Goldberg and his knowledge machine. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, pp149-51.
Papers
See Miksa (1978, p. 450).