Back قاموس سير Arabic Diccionari biogràfic Catalan Biografisches Nachschlagewerk German Βιογραφικό λεξικό Greek Diccionario biográfico Spanish فرهنگ جامع زندگینامه Persian Dictionnaire biographique French Կենսագրական բառարան Armenian Dizionario biografico Italian 人名辞典 Japanese
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.