Dictionary of Scientific Biography

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Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Summary

Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a biographical dictionary[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (biographical_dictionary category, ranking #5 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's instance of is recorded as biographical dictionary[3].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's editor is recorded as Charles Coulston Gillispie[4].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's publisher is recorded as Charles Scribner's Sons[5].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's genre is recorded as biographical dictionary[6].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 293148996030459752588[7].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6902155286626187180009[8].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's OCLC number is recorded as 89822[9].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0272_6p[12].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's Open Library ID is recorded as OL19365278W[13].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's has edition or translation is recorded as Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography[14].
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dictionary of Scientific Biography'}[15].

Why It Matters

Dictionary of Scientific Biography draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (biographical_dictionary category, ranking #5 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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