The book gives potted biographies of all the major painters.
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Biography — Bi*og ra*phy, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. ?; bi os life + ? to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.] 1. The written history of a person s life. [1913 Webster] 2. Biographical writings in general. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biography — For other uses, see Biography (disambiguation). For the Wikipedia policy on biographies of living persons, see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Adi Holzer: Life (1997). The life is like a … Wikipedia
Biography (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Biography caption = rating = TV G or TV PG (depending on who/what is profiled) format = Non fiction runtime = 60–120 minutes creator = CBS News starring = country = USA network = CBS A E The Biography Channel first… … Wikipedia
Biography (disambiguation) — A biography is a genre of media based on the written accounts of individual lives.Biography could also mean: *Biography (TV series), a popular biographical sketch series on the A E television network. **The Biography Channel, a television network … Wikipedia
Biography (album) — Infobox Album Name = Biography Type = greatest Artist = Lisa Stansfield Released = 1 February 2003 Recorded = 1989 2001 Genre = Soul Length = 76:07 Label = BMG/Arista Producer = Ian Devaney/Andy Morris Last album = Face Up (2001) This album =… … Wikipedia
Biography of Frank Sinatra — This is a detailed account of the life and work of the American popular singer and Academy Award winning actor, Frank Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998). For more information, see the main article Frank Sinatra. Contents 1 Birth and… … Wikipedia
Biography (journal) — Infobox Journal discipline = literature abbreviation = Bio frequency = quarterly website = http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/bio/ publisher = University of Hawaii Press country = USA history = 1978 to present ISSN = 0162 4962 eISSN = 1529… … Wikipedia
biography — noun (plural phies) Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi + graphia graphy Date: 1683 1. a usually written history of a person s life 2. biographical writings as a whole 3. an … New Collegiate Dictionary
Biography of Pope John Paul II — This article contains expanded biographical information about Pope John Paul II .Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years. The first non Italian to serve in office since the… … Wikipedia
Dictionary of Canadian Biography — The Dictionary of Canadian Biography (DCB) is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The DCB, which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and… … Wikipedia
Dictionary of Scientific Biography — The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980. It is supplemented by the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography and an electronic version that includes both publications. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
