Dictionary of National Biography

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The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical dictionary
reference work
abbreviation DNB
basedOn original archival and literary research
completionDate 1900
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverageArea United Kingdom
describedAs comprehensive reference work on notable figures in British history
editor Leslie Stephen
Sidney Lee
Leslie Stephen
surface form: Sir Leslie Stephen

Sir Sidney Lee
field biography
history
firstPublicationDate 1885
followedBy supplementary volumes after 1900
genre biographical reference
hasContributor numerous British historians
hasEdition concise editions
revised editions
hasImpactOn biographical scholarship in the United Kingdom
reference publishing in Britain
hasPart Dictionary of National Biography self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dictionary of National Biography, First Series

Dictionary of National Biography self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dictionary of National Biography, Second Series

Dictionary of National Biography self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dictionary of National Biography, Supplement volumes
hasUpdatePolicy originally issued in volumes and later supplemented
inception 1882
intendedAudience general readers
scholars
isReferencedBy Dictionary of National Biography self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
language English
mediaType print
notableFor scholarly biographical articles
numberOfVolumes 63
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationPeriod 1885–1900
publisher Oxford University Press
Smith, Elder & Co.
selectionCriterion notable persons connected with the British Isles
subjectMatter British biography
notable figures in British history
successor Dictionary of National Biography self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
timePeriodCovered from early British history to the 19th century
workLocation United Kingdom

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subject surface form: Brian Harrison
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