An edition of Dictionary of National Biography (1885)

The dictionary of national biography

founded in 1882 by George Smith

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An edition of Dictionary of National Biography (1885)

The dictionary of national biography

founded in 1882 by George Smith

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The definitive compendium of British biographies, originally commissioned by publisher George Murray Smith of Smith, Elder & co. A series of editors and a long list of contributors followed the format first established by Sir Leslie Stephen. Entries range from one paragraph to several pages per person.

The DNB was acquired by Oxford University Press circa 1912. They added supplements, errata, indices, and a Concise version. Modern versions are published as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

A painstaking transcription from scanned public domain copies is underway at WikiSource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_DNB

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The dictionary of national biography: founded in 1882 by George Smith
1901, Oxford University Press
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London

Table of Contents

Suppl. 2. 1901-1911.
Suppl. 3. 1912-1921.
Suppl. 4. 1922-1930.
Suppl. 5. 1931-1940.
Suppl. 6. 1941-1950.
Suppl. 7. 1951-1960.
Suppl. 8. 1961-1970.
Suppl. 9. 1971-1980.
Suppl. 10. 1981-1985.
Suppl. [11]. Missing persons [from the beginning to 1985].
Suppl. [12]. 1986-1990.

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Other Titles
Dictionary of national biography. Missing persons, Missing persons

Classifications

Library of Congress
DA28 D4 1921 SUPPL.

The Physical Object

Pagination
12 v.

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Open Library
OL7137883M
Internet Archive
p3dictionaryofna01leesuoft
ISBN 10
0198652054, 0198652070, 0198652119
Library Thing
6176321
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6503705
769280
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