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| Genre/Form: | Dictionaries Biography Dictionaries |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Dictionary of world biography. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers ; Pasadena : Salem Press, 1998-c2000 (OCoLC)705787850 |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Frank N Magill; Christina J Moose; Alison Aves; Steve Seddon |
| ISBN: | 0893562734 9780893562731 0893563137 9780893563134 0893563145 9780893563141 0893563188 9780893563189 1579580432 9781579580438 0893563196 9780893563196 0893563218 9780893563219 0893563226 9780893563226 0893563234 9780893563233 0893563242 9780893563240 0893562734 9780893562731 0893563153 9780893563158 0893563161 9780893563165 1579580408 9781579580407 1579580440 9781579580445 089356317X 9780893563172 1579580424 9781579580421 |
| OCLC Number: | 38096960 |
| Notes: | A revision and reordering, with new entries added, of the material in the thirty vols. comprising the various subsets designated "series" published under the collective title: Great lives from history. 1987-1995. Vol. 10 is indexed by Steve Seddon. |
| Description: | 10 v. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1. The ancient world -- v. 2. The middle ages -- v. 3. The renaissance -- v. 4. The 17th and 18th centuries -- v. 5. The 19th century, A-J -- v. 6 The 19th century, K-Z -- v. 7. The 20th century, A-Gl -- v. 8. The 20th century, Go-N -- v. 9. The 20th century, O-Z --, 8 & 9. The 20th century -- v. 10. Index. |
| Other Titles: | Great lives from history. |
| Responsibility: | Frank N. Magill, editor ; Christina J. Moose, managing editor ; Alison Aves, researcher and bibliographer. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Volume five of this dictionary contains 250 entries on individuals who helped shape the course of 19th century history. In-depth essays on the life and career of each person are provided, alongside quick reference sections. The biographies place every figure within a broader historical context.
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