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Who's Who In Scotland
''Who's Who in Scotland'' is an annual biographical dictionary published since 1986 by Carrick Media. It features short biographies of about 5,000 notable Scots. ''Who's Who in Scotland'' includes leading figures in Scottish politics, politics, Scots law, law, the Religion in Scotland, churches, Scottish education, education, Scottish business, business and finance, the Scottish Executive, civil service and Scottish local government, local government, science and medicine, the Scottish culture, arts and Scottish sport, sport. Entries contain full name, address, date and place of birth, details of family, education, career, publications and recreations. See also *''Chamber's Biographical Dictionary'' *Who's Who *''Dictionary of National Biography'' External links Who's Who in the Scottish Government 1986 non-fiction books 1986 in Scotland British biographical dictionaries Scottish non-fiction literature Series of non-fiction books {{bio-dict-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Dictionary
A biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in ''Who's Who'', or deceased people only, in the ''Dictionary of National Biography''). Others are specialized, in that they cover important names in a subject field, such as architecture or engineering. History in the Islamic civilization Tarif Khalidi claimed the genre of biographical dictionaries is a "unique product of Arab Muslim culture". The earliest extant example of the biographical dictionary dates from 9th-century Iraq, and by the 16th-century it was a firmly established and well-respected form of historical writing. They contain more social data for a large segment of the population than that found in any other pre-industrial society. The earliest biographical dictionaries initially focused on the lives of the prophets of Islam Prophets in Islam ( ar, Ø§Ù„Ø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |