Helen Brownson
Helen Brownson | |
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| Born | May 1, 1917 |
| Died | August 5, 2017 (aged 100) |
| Education | University of Kansas |
| Occupation | Information scientist |
| Years active | 1941-1970 |
Helen Brownson (May 1, 1917 – August 5, 2017) was a United States federal government employee and a pioneer in the development of the field of information science. She is credited with popularizing the idea of the thesaurus as it applies to information science.: 2055 She founded the journal the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST).