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  1. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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  3. Dictionary of National Biography

    The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a biographical reference for deceased persons notable in British history. The current edition of this work has been published online by Oxford University Press since 2004. The current electronic edition is not free, but is available through individual or library subscription.

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    Welcome to the 106th update of the Oxford DNB, which adds nine new articles accompanied by two portrait likenesses, with a special focus on nursing lives.From January 2024, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) offers biographies of 64,910 men and women who have shaped the British past, contained in 62,496 articles. 12,025 biographies include a portrait image of the subject ...

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    The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online.

  6. Dictionary of National Biography

    The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles covering 54,922 lives.

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    The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. The Dictionary offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors. It is overseen by academic editors at Oxford University, UK, and ...

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    Welcome to American National Biography Online. The life of a nation is told by the lives of its people Over 19,000 biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars; Life of the day now available as an email to your inbox or by RSS feed; Learn about our editors and the Letter from the General Editor Miroslava Chávez-García.

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    The result is the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography--a collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of men and women who have shaped all aspects of the British past, from the earliest times to the end of the year 2000 Revised edition of: Dictionary of national biography. 1885-1901 Includes bibliographical references and indexes v. 1.

  12. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

    The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is the national record of over 60,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and of Britons worldwide, from the 'earliest times' to the 21st century. The ODNB is the world's largest collaborative research project in the humanities, providing concise, up-to-date biographies ...

  13. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online

    Biographical reference for deceased women and men notable in British history. Includes notable figures from British colonies that later gained independence, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Mahatma Gandhi, Michael Collins, and others who lived within the British Empire. Coverage: 400BC-present.

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    Online version of the 60-volume print Oxford DNB, published September, 2004, a major revision of the original Dictionary of National Biography and its supplements. Since 2005 regular updates have extended the Dictionary's coverage, now including biographies of more than 60,000 people who died in or before the year 2016. Coverage: 300 BCE to ...

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    In replacing the monumental Victorian Dictionary of national biography, the expanding. and updatable 'living resource'1 of the Oxford dictionary of national biography offers radically. different research capabilities. Most twentieth-century public and institutional British.

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