George Herbert Putnam was an American librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.
- Occupation
- librarian, lawyer, law librarian
- Position held
- Librarian of Congress, President of the American Library Association, President of the American Library Association, library director
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 20, 1861
- Died
- August 14, 1955
