The dictionary of national biography, 1986-1990 : with an index covering the years 1901-1990 in one alphabetical series / edited by C.S. Nicholls ; consultant editor, Sir Keith Thomas.

Title & Author:

The dictionary of national biography, 1986-1990 : with an index covering the years 1901-1990 in one alphabetical series / edited by C.S. Nicholls ; consultant editor, Sir Keith Thomas.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Description:

xiv, 607 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Now hundreds more individuals from all walks of life who died between 1986 and 1990 can be found in this latest volume of The Dictionary of National Biography. It is an impressive roll-call of 450 individuals prominent in British life. The entrants span the entire range of occupations and interests and include public figures Harold Macmillan and Michael Ramsey, actors Rex Harrison and Margaret Lockwood, and writers Daphne du Maurier and Bruce Chatwin. The volume joins biographical fact with private knowledge, resulting in a rich resource of interest to historians and general readers alike.

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ISBN:

0198652127 (acid-free paper)
9780198652120 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Great Britain Biography Dictionaries.
United Kingdom
Grande-Bretagne Biographies Dictionnaires anglais.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne Biographies Dictionnaires.
Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries

Form/genre:

Biography
Dictionary
biographical dictionaries.
collective biographies.
dictionaries.
Biographies.
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Nicholls, C. S. (Christine Stephanie)
Thomas, Keith, 1933-

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 127122
Call No.: ID DA28 REF; ID:97-B1260
Status: Available

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