Question

Write short note on dictionary of Biography

Answer 1

biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in Who's Who, or deceased people only, in the Dictionary of National Biography). Others are specialized, in that they cover important names in a subject field, such as architecture or engineering.

Answer 2

•Biography or bio means information about someone.

•Biographical dictionary means an encyclopedia of different biographies.

•That book covers the major biographies of people famous in that country.

•It includes a biography of certain fields like architecture or engineering.

•It has certain limitations such as living persons only in who is who and deceased persons in the dictionary of national biography.