National Library Day is celebrated in India on 12th of August

Dr.S. R. Ranganathan
Father of Library & Information science in India

Librarian

Introduction

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was a librarian and mathematician from India. His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification.
Born: 9 August 1892, Sirkali
Sad Demise: 27 September 1972, Bengaluru
Full name: Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
Children: Ranganathan Yogeshwar
Parents: Ramamrita Ayyar, Seethalakshmi