Terry Belanger
Terry Belanger | |
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Terry Belanger (photograph by Adam Mastoon) | |
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Haverford College Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | University Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia |
| Known for | Founding Rare Book School |
| Awards | American Printing History Association Individual Award (1994) MacArthur Fellow (2005) |
Terry Belanger is the founding director of Rare Book School (RBS), an institute concerned with education for the history of books and printing, and with rare books and special collections librarianship. He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia (UVa), where RBS has its home base. Between 1972 and 1992, he devised and ran a master's program for the training of rare book librarians and antiquarian booksellers at the Columbia University School of Library Service. He is a 2005 MacArthur Fellow.