Dewey - Definition and Overview

Refer to:

• Persons:
  • George Dewey, U.S. naval officer who attained fame in the Spanish-American War; also referred to as Commodore Dewey, then Admiral Dewey, and as Dewey, the Hero of Manila.
  • John Dewey - philosopher
  • Thomas E. Dewey - a Governor of New York and unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States
  • A. Peter Dewey - first American victim of Vietnam war
  • Melvil Dewey, who devised the Dewey Decimal Classification for libraries
  • Nelson Dewey - First Governor of Wisconsin from 1848 - 1852.

• Animals:
  • Dewey (deer) - white-tailed deer cloned from a dead buck by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine.

• Places:
  • Dewey, Arizona
  • Dewey, Wisconsin
  • Dewey County, Oklahoma
  • Dewey County, South Dakota

• Other Deweys:
  • Huey Dewey and Louie - Donald Duck's Nephews
  • The Dewey Decimal Classification by Melvil Dewey