Dictionary of world biography
By: Frank N. Magill, editor ;  Christina J. Moose, managing editor ; Alison Aves, researcher and bibliographer.
Contributors: Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-; Moose, Christina J., 1952-; Aves, Alison.; Seddon, Steve.
Publisher: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers; Salem Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago; Pasadena
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Biography; World history
Other titles: Great lives from history.
Description: Concise biographical information on outstanding people from the ancient world to current times, providing a look at their early life, life's work, and summary of achievements; v. I: The ancient world; v. II: The middle ages; v. III: The Renaissance; v. IV: The 17th & 18 Centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A revision and reordering, with new entries added, of the material in the thirty vols. comprising the various subsets designated "series" published under the collective title: Great lives from history. 1987-1995.
Vol. 10 is indexed by Steve Seddon.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The ancient world; title: v. 2. The Middle Ages; title: v. 3. The Renaissance; title: v. 4. The 17th & 18th centuries; title: v. 5. The 19th century, A-J; title: v. 6. The 19th century, K-Z; title: v. 7. The 20th century, A-Gl; title: v. 8. The 20th century, Go-N; title: v. 9. The 20th century, O-Z; title: v. 10. Index.