Question

Among the following, who was not a Librarian?

• A. B. C. Vickery
• B. S. R. Ranganathan
• C. Thomas Kuhn
• D. D. J. Foskett

Hint:

Thomas Kuhn is associated with philosophy of science, not librarianship.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Library and information science has many major contributors such as S. R. Ranganathan, B. C. Vickery and D. J. Foskett. Some names belong to other disciplines.

Step 1: Checking library science personalities.
B. C. Vickery is known in information science and classification.
S. R. Ranganathan is known as the father of library science in India.
D. J. Foskett is also a known figure in library and information science. \[ \text{Vickery, Ranganathan, Foskett} \Rightarrow \text{Library and Information Science} \]

Step 2: Identifying the odd name.
Thomas Kuhn was a philosopher and historian of science, known for the concept of paradigm shifts. He was not a librarian. \[ \text{Thomas Kuhn} \Rightarrow \text{Not a librarian} \] Therefore, the correct answer is Thomas Kuhn.