An outstanding example of an encyclopedia collection of thousands of names prominent in history. Provides brief details of personal roles and accomplishments. Who s Who. Emphasizes international, rather than American, subjects. Large collection of biographies published in 1999.
Some articles are lengthy, running several pages.
Each article is signed by the author and contains a bibliography. The authors are known scholars in the field. Volume 24 contains several indices. The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. 15,000 entries on dead and living persons.