Dictionary of National Biography

Summary

Dictionary of National Biography is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dictionary of National Biography authored various authors^[3].
• Dictionary of National Biography's image is recorded as Oxford Dictionary of National Biography volumes.jpg^[4].
• Dictionary of National Biography's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Dictionary of National Biography's instance of is recorded as publication^[6].
• Dictionary of National Biography's instance of is recorded as series of creative works^[7].
• Dictionary of National Biography's editor is recorded as Leslie Stephen^[8].
• Dictionary of National Biography's editor is recorded as Sidney Lee^[9].
• Dictionary of National Biography's genre is recorded as national biographical dictionary^[10].
• Dictionary of National Biography's followed by is recorded as Oxford Dictionary of National Biography^[11].
• Dictionary of National Biography's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 179269842^[12].
• Dictionary of National Biography's GND ID is recorded as 4240970-6^[13].
• Dictionary of National Biography's OCLC number is recorded as 2763972^[14].
• Dictionary of National Biography's OCLC number is recorded as 54778415^[15].
• Dictionary of National Biography's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003030610^[16].
• Dictionary of National Biography's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12149584v^[17].
• Dictionary of National Biography's IdRef ID is recorded as 086267485^[18].
• Dictionary of National Biography's place of publication is recorded as London^[19].
• Dictionary of National Biography's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• Dictionary of National Biography's publication date is recorded as +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Dictionary of National Biography's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hst6^[22].
• Dictionary of National Biography's has edition or translation is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[23].
• Dictionary of National Biography's has edition or translation is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement^[24].
• Dictionary of National Biography's has edition or translation is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement^[25].
• Dictionary of National Biography's has edition or translation is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement^[26].
• Dictionary of National Biography's official website is recorded as https://www.oxforddnb.com/^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include written work^[5], publication^[6], and series of creative works^[7].

Why It Matters

Dictionary of National Biography ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Dictionary of Canadian Biography^[30], an online database^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1959^[33], written by University of Toronto^[34].

FAQs

Who did Dictionary of National Biography influence?

Dictionary of National Biography has been cited as an influence by Dictionary of Canadian Biography^[30].