OUP E-books Dictionary of National Biography

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2006

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OUP E-books Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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Content Overview
Explore the lives of over 56,000 people worldwide who have shaped the British past over the last 2,400 years from the 4th-century BC Greek explorer Pytheas to Princess Diana, and from the founding fathers of America to the Nawabs of Bengal.

Service Strengths

  • The complete text of the new 60-volume Oxford DNB: 56,600 lives in 64 million words, with 10,400 portrait illustrations.
  • Also includes the complete text of the 33-volume original Oxford DNB and all its supplements.
  • The Themes section includes reference lists (e.g. kings and queens, prime ministers, Nobel prizewinners); reference groups (e.g. movements, clubs, factions); feature essays (e.g. British entrepreneurs and brand names).
  • Online updates three times a year, providing new biographies, themes for reference, illustrations, corrections and additions to articles already published, and improved website features. More information is available on the website.

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A usage guide is available as a downloadable PDF (763kb)or take a tour of the DNB Online.

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