A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World Biography

Synopsis of A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World Biography

«A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World Biography» is the biographical dictionary by Market House Books and Asa Briggs (Oxford University Press, hardback).

It brings together 1,750 biographical profiles of figures who shaped the twentieth century worldwide, from politics and science to art, sport and entertainment. Each entry covers the subject's family background and education, the deeds that made them famous or infamous, and an assessment of their achievements and failures.

The work appeared in 1992 in the Oxford Reference series, in English and with 624 pages; Asa Briggs is listed as consulting editor.

Aimed at students, researchers and any reader interested in history and reference works.