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Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker (1868–1944)
Also known as: Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet, Paul Marie Otlet, Поль Отле, بول اوتليه, 폴 오틀레, ポール・オトレ
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Suzanne Briet1894–1989ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetFrench documentation theory work Qu'est-ce que la documentation? continues Otlet's concept of the document (AI reason)
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- Les problèmes internationaux et la guerre
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- La réforme des bibliographies nationales et leur utilisation pour la Bibliographie universelle
- International organisation and dissemination of knowledge
- La Fin de la guerre