The General Biographical Dictionary (32 vols.)
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Overview
Access over 9,000 biographies of important figures in world history—and give your Logos library an instant data boost. The General Biographical Dictionary—published between 1812 and 1817—was unprecedented in scope and scale, and became both a best-selling resource and the gold standard for all biographical dictionaries that followed. With Alexander Chalmers’ classic, authoritative resource in your library, your software becomes more powerful than ever.
Thousands of biographies will show up in the Factbook tool—look up someone like “Aristotle,” and Logos pulls that entry from the Biographical Dictionary as well as other articles from across your library. You can even right-click on a historical figure’s name in any of your books and select this resource to see Chalmers’ brief overview of his or her life.
If you’re reading the Biographical Dictionary entry on, for instance, Martin Luther, any reference to his works will be tagged, letting you click straight to his 95 Theses, Commentary on Galatians, or many other works.
Important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other resources in your digital library. Perform powerful searches to find exactly what you’re looking for. Study on the go using smart, intuitive tablet and mobile apps. Logos transforms Chalmers’ Biographical Dictionary into a massive set of data that helps you get the most out of Logos’ powerful tools.
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- Includes more than 9,000 biographies of important figures in world history
- Features the classic and authoritative scholarship of historian Alexander Chalmers
- Provides data that will help you get the most out of your Logos software
- Title: The General Biographical Dictionary
- Editor: Alexander Chalmers
- Edition: New
- Publisher: J. Nichols and Son
- Publication Date: 1812–1817
- Volumes: 32
- Pages: 16,710
- Resource Type: Dictionaries; Encyclopedias