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Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography. The brainchild of the publisher George Smith. The work began in 1882 with Sir Leslie Stephen as editor and the last volume appeared in 1900. Supplements and updates have followed and Oxford University Press have commissioned a new edition. The original contributors included Sidney Lee, C. H. Firth, S. R. Gardiner, Hastings Rashdall, Creighton, Tout, Tait, Round, and Pollard. In 2004 a completely revised Dictionary was published by Oxford University Press.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DictionaryofNationlBgrphy.html JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DictionaryofNationlBgrphy.html |
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Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography The brainchild of the publisher George Smith. The work began in 1882 with Sir Leslie Stephen as editor and the last volume appeared in 1900. Supplements and updates have followed and Oxford University Press have commissioned a new edition.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DictionaryofNationlBgrphy.html JOHN CANNON. "Dictionary of National Biography." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DictionaryofNationlBgrphy.html |
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