DNB

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biographical dictionary encyclopedic work reference work

DNB is the standard abbreviation for the Dictionary of National Biography, a major reference work containing biographical articles on notable figures from British history.

Aliases (4)

DNB First Supplement ×1
DNB Third Supplement ×1
Dictionary of National Biography ×1
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical dictionary → encyclopedic work → reference work →
abbreviation	DNB →
aim	to provide authoritative biographies of notable British figures →
citationForm	DNB →
countryOfFocus	United Kingdom →
editor	Leslie Stephen → Sidney Lee →
editorialApproach	scholarly, documentary →
field	reference publishing →
fullName	Dictionary of National Biography →
genre	national biography →
geographicCoverage	British Isles →
hasEdition	revised editions and supplements →
hasFormat	multi-volume set →
hasSupplement	DNB First Supplement → DNB Second Supplement → DNB Third Supplement →
influenced	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography →
language	English →
medium	online → print →
notableFeature	bibliographical references → signed scholarly articles →
originalPublisher	Smith, Elder & Co. →
predecessor	Dictionary of National Biography → Oxford Dictionary of National Biography →
publicationEndYear	1900 →
publicationStartYear	1885 →
publisher	Oxford University Press →
relatedWork	National Biography (various national series) → Oxford Dictionary of National Biography →
scope	notable persons connected with the British Isles →
subjectMatter	British history → biographies → notable British figures →
targetAudience	general readers interested in British history → scholars →
timeCoverage	from earliest times to late 19th century →
usedBy	biographers → historians → reference librarians →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
DNB ("DNB First Supplement") → DNB ("DNB Third Supplement") →	hasSupplement
Dictionary of National Biography →	abbreviation
DNB →	citationForm