Encyclopedia of biography. /

Nichols, C. S.

Encyclopedia of biography. / edited by C.S. Nicholls. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997, 1996 - 1046 p. : ill. 25 cm.

Contains biographies of over 10,000 people with selected prtraits,quotations and suggestions for further reading. Focus is made to twentieth century lives , and pays due attention to the lives of scientists,musicians,and artists,whose impact on man's life has often been far greater and longer lasting than the the achievements ofpoliticians and administrators.

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