biographical dictionary
C3494
concept
A biographical dictionary is a reference work that provides concise, alphabetically arranged accounts of the lives and achievements of notable individuals.
Aliases (4)
- biographical compendium ×1
- biographical reference work ×1
- biographical work series ×1
- classical biography collection ×1
Instances (6)
- DNB
- Dictionary of National Biography
- Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ("classical biography collection")
- Deutsche Biographie ("biographical reference work")
- Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ("biographical compendium")
- Sierra Club biographies ("biographical work series")