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. She founded the journal the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST).