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A Dictionary of Edwardian Biography. Reprint. Edinburgh. 1983 onwards. 36 vols. [10] Dictionary of National Biography. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Eccleshall, Robert & Graham Walker, eds, Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers. Ewan, Reynolds, Innes, Pipes, Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women.
A biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in Who's Who, or deceased people only, in the Dictionary of National Biography). Others are specialized, in that they cover important names ...
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it ...
The biographical dictionary was written in English and expanded to 10 volumes. It was edited by Rossiter Johnson with the copyright, 1904, by The Biographical Society, Plimpton Press, Printers and Binders, Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Its 1904 title was The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. [2]
The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: from the beginnings up to 1911 being an epitome of the Main Work and its supplement 1901–1911 (2nd ed.). London: Smith, Elder. Lee, Sidney (1920) [1913]. Concise Dictionary of National Biography second supplement: An epitome of the supplement 1901–1911. London: Smith, Elder. p. 1
A definition states the meaning of a word using other words. This is sometimes challenging. Common dictionaries contain lexical descriptive definitions, but there are various types of definition – all with different purposes and focuses. A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols).
A defining vocabulary is a list of words used by lexicographers to write dictionary definitions. The underlying principle goes back to Samuel Johnson's notion that words should be defined using 'terms less abstruse than that which is to be explained', [1] and a defining vocabulary provides the lexicographer with a restricted list of high-frequency words which can be used for producing simple ...
In mid 1995 Macmillan announced that it would put the old D.A.B. on CD-ROM, with updates to the existing entries as well as new biographies of people left out of the old dictionary. Professor Stanley N. Katz, then president of the council, protested that the publisher had no legal right to do so without the council's approval.