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Jens Christian Bay (October 12, 1871 – April 11, 1962[1][2]) was a Danish American writer and librarian. BiographyJens Christian Bay was born in Rudkøbing, Denmark to Lars Hansen Bay (1828–1894) and Doris Oline Jørgine Christiansen (1828–1908). Bay came to the United States in 1892 and took a position with the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. He later worked for the Library of Congress and, in 1905 became a librarian at the University of Chicago. From 1928 to 1947 he was chief librarian of the John Crerar Library in Chicago.[3][4] Bay was recognized as an authority on many subjects, including rare books, but was particularly interested in botany, English literature, and the history of the American Midwest. He was a long-time friend of Young E. Allison, an author and newspaper editor of Louisville, Kentucky. Bay and Allison shared a variety of interests, including the history of Kentucky, Stephen Foster, James Whitcomb Riley, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Charles Dickens. Bay was also interested in the literature of his native Denmark, and was knighted by King Frederick IX in 1947.[5] Selected works
References1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3608952|title=Dictionary of American library biography|date=1978|publisher=Libraries Unlimited|others=Bobinski, George S. (George Sylvan), Shera, Jesse Hauk, 1903-1982., Wynar, Bohdan S.|isbn=0872871800|location=Littleton, Colo.|oclc=3608952}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/374705490/|title=13 Apr 1962, 48 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-08-11|language=en}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Medier/Bibliotekar/J._Christian_Bay|title= J. Christian Bay|publisher= Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|accessdate= December 20, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/about.html|title= About the John Crerar Library|publisher= University of Chicago|accessdate= December 20, 2015}} 5. ^Lawrence S. Thompson, (Jan 1962) Jens Christian Bay, Bibliologist (Libri. Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 320–330) Other sources
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