Background
André Canonne was born in the town of Wasmes in Belgium.
André Canonne was born in the town of Wasmes in Belgium.
André Canonne held numerous jobs as a librarian and archivist. He provided assistance to the French department of public libraries. He was the chief librarian of the central library of Hainaut.
He wrote a number of books on librarianship and management of books and information.
He was the guardian and promoter of Paul Otlet"s Mundaneum institution.