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The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing One Hundred Thousand Names, Together With a Classed Index of the Biographical Literature of Europe and America (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Lawrence Barnett Phillips

 
9780365343936: The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing One Hundred Thousand Names, Together With a Classed Index of the Biographical Literature of Europe and America (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This comprehensive dictionary of biographies is a resource for historians, scholars, and researchers. It presents concise life stories of notable figures across all disciplines and historical epochs. Information has been drawn from primary source texts and reputable secondary works to provide accurate and well-researched accounts of people who have shaped society. The book surpasses existing reference works by including more than four times the number of names found in similar dictionaries and providing more detailed information on figures from antiquity to the modern era.

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