The "Dictionary of National Biography" and Its Early Editors and Publisher.

Fritze, Ronald H.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The "Dictionary of National Biography" and Its Early Editors and Publisher.

Fritze, Ronald H.

Reference Services Review, v16 n4 p21-29 1988

Provides background on the "Dictionary of National Biography" (DNB), whose first volume appeared in Great Britain in January 1885. Included are short biographies of George Smith (1824-1901), Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), and Sir Sidney Lee (1859-1926), the three men responsible for the conception and completion of the DNB. (23 notes/references) (MES)

Descriptors: Biographies, Dictionaries, Editors, Foreign Countries, Publishing Industry

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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