num_pages: 1316
description: The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is an innovation in biographical reference. It combines the advantages of an A-Z dictionary (concise biographical information in an easy-to-access format) with the thematic overview of an encyclopedia. It thus enables you to develop a far greater appreciation of a person's life and times, place in history, influences, achievements and legacy than you can with a simple biographical dictionary.The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia comprises four fully cross-referenced sections:• A-Z section: the bulk of the book, a comprehensive collection of 16,000 biographies, international in coverage and clearly written, which describe the life, work &amp; achievements of each person. Special illustrated panels give greater detail on particularly influential people.• Contemporaries section: a graphic presentation of individual achievements and landmark dates from 1500 C.E. to the present day, thus demonstrating which people were living at the same time and what was happening concurrently in politics, literature, music, science, architecture, technology, and exploration.• Connections section: 50 illustrated essays that link key figures in exploration, history, ideas, the arts, science, and technology. You can follow the birth of Impressionism, World War II, the development of nuclear physics, or Greek philosophy by seeing who did what, when, and why; discovering who influenced whom, and assessing any given person's contribution to a particular field.• Ready Reference section: information in table form on more than 10,000 people, giving instant answers to thousands of questions on rulers, royalty, entertainers, prize-winners, saints, sports champions, record-holders, and more.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
genres: Biography, Reference, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 23
publisher: Cambridge University Press