The ''Magdeburger Biographische Lexikon'' (short ''MBL'') is a

specialized dictionary A specialized dictionary is a dictionary that covers a relatively restricted set of phenomena. The definitive book on the subject (Cowie 2009) includes chapters on some of the dictionaries included below: *synonyms *pronunciations *names (place ...

for biographies related to the city of

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...

and the surrounding districts of

Börde A ''börde'' (; plural: ''börden'') is a region of highly fertile lowland in North Germany, a "fertile plain". These landscapes often cover great areas and are particularly important for arable farming on account of their rich soils. These reg ...

Jerichower Land Jerichower Land () is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its neighbouring administrative units are (clockwise from the south): the districts of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Salzlandkreis, the city of Magdeburg, the districts ...

, and the former Schönebeck Land. It is the definitive standard work for this subject area. The 894-page encyclopaedia contains 1766 biographies of personalities who were born in the Magdeburg region or who became active in the region in a significant way. Only persons who died between 1800 and 2001 were included. In addition to politicians, the book includes entrepreneurs, athletes, scientists, artists, military leaders and regional originals. The editors of the work are Guido Heinrich and Gunter Schandera. The texts come from about 350 different authors. The first presentation took place in Magdeburg's . The foreword was written by the then Minister President of

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

Reinhard Höppner Reinhard Höppner (2 December 1948 – 9 June 2014) was a German politician ( SPD) and writer. Höppner held a Dr. rer. nat. in mathematics. In 1990, in the first (and last) free election in the assembly's history, he was elected a member of the ...

. The MBL is also published in an online version, which was last expanded in April 2007 and has 1795 biographies.

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