Biographical dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Biographical Dictionary: Encyclopedia - Biographical Dictionary
Biographical dictionaries — a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information — have been written in many languag...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (alternatively encyclopaedia) is a written compendium of knowledge. The term comes from the Greek ἐγκύκλιος π�...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - General Definition
Four major elements define an encyclopedia: its subject matter, its scope, its method of organization, and its method of production. Enc...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia Manufacture
The encyclopedia's hierarchical structure and evolving nature is particularly adaptable to a disk-based or on-line computer format, and a...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - Encyclopedias From The 18th To Early 20th Century
The beginnings of the modern idea of the general-purpose, widely distributed printed encyclopedia precede the 18th-century encyclopedists...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - Early Encyclopedic Works
The idea of collecting all of the world's knowledge into a single work was an elusive vision for centuries. Many writers of antiquity (su...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - Modern Encyclopedias
In the United States, the 1950s and 1960s saw the rise of several large populist encyclopedias, often sold on installment plans. The best...   » Read the article