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Paul Otlet was a Belgian, *1868, died 1944, who perfected the Dewey Classification system as "the Universal Decimal Classification", in his lifetime alone totalling 17 million index cards of human knowledge.

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What is The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World (2002) about?

Paul Otlet was a Belgian, *1868, died 1944, who perfected the Dewey Classification system as "the Universal Decimal Classification", in his lifetime alone totalling 17 million index cards of human knowledge.

Who stars in The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World?

The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World stars Michel Guillou, Manuela Servais. The film was directed by Françoise Levie.

How long is The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World?

The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2002.

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