Adam Strohm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adam Strohm

librarian

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1870

Place of Birth: Vänersborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1951

Profession: librarian

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Adam Julius Strohm (February 16, 1870 – October 30, 1951) was a Swedish-American librarian.
He was born in Vänersborg, Sweden and came to the United States in 1892.
He was educated at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and the University of Illinois.
Strohm served as chief librarian of the Detroit Public Library from 1912 until his retirement in 1941.
Prior to moving to Detroit, he served as librarian at the University of Illinois.He was recognized as a pioneer of introducing branch libraries to public libraries.
Strohm served as President of the American Library Association from 1930 to 1931.Strohm died after a heart attack in Asheville, North Carolina.