a life story of someone other than the writer.
a written account of another person's life; to see the biography for the following authors, click on their name: Aeschylus (4), Aeschines, Andocides, Antiphon, Apollodorus (4), Aristophanes (2), Aristotle, Bacchylides, Demades, Demosthenes, Diarchus, Diodorus Siculus, Euripides, Herodotus (3), Hesiod, Homer, Isaeus, Isocrates, Lycurgus, Lysias, Pausanias, Pindar, Plato, Plutarch (2), Sophocles (3), Strabo, Thucydides, Xenophon (4).
A biography is a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person. Biographies have been written about many famous people, historical and contemporary, but they can also be written about "ordinary" people.
n. the story of a person's life written by another person.
A written history of someones life, or an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building).
A memoir or an account of a life where the emphasis is upon the person rather than upon events.
Someone's life story, usually told in a book or long article.
a book that is usually written about a dead person because it is so unlike him when he was alive
a book written about a particular individual
a description from one viewpoint of a life history but can never completely describe all events
a description of an individual person's life, from short articles and multivolume book works to radio documentaries and films
a first step toward that new account
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a life story of key people and events which have influenced who a person is today
an account of a person life written by someone else
a painstaking account of events and circumstances that is meant to inform
a solid and thorough rendition of the life of Cuba's tenacious and controversial political leader
a story about a person's life
a story of the peculiar triumph of starting at the top and overcoming low expectations
a true story about someone's life
a writing on a person's life by another person
a written account of the life of a particular person from birth to death
a source that provides information about a person's life or accomplishments. Boolean - refers to logical or algebraic operations formulated by George Boole involving variables with two concepts. This includes the use of the words AND, OR, and NOT when searching for specific information, such as Concept 1 AND Concept 2, Concept 1 OR Concept 2, Concept 1 NOT Concept 2.
Account of a person's life, written by another. The person who writes a biography is the "biographer." The person written about is known as the "biographee." See also: autobiography.
(85) - indicates a history or an account of the personal and/or professional life of an individual.
Non-fiction story about a person, usually told as 3rd-person narrative.
a written summary of a person's life and character
A source that will give background and other personal information about a person.
An account of an individual's life.
A documented account of a person's life.
a written account of a person's life.
Telling a story about someone else's life.
An account of a person's life written by another. Examples include the Biography of Alice B. Toklas and the Biography of Lü Kuang.
written account of a person's life, actions, and character.
Historical information on a person.
Information on an individual's life.
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an account of a person's life; the group of literature called "biography" concerned with other people's lives.
a book or periodical article about a person's life.
works giving detailed accounts of the life of a specific individual as compiled by a biographer. May be on an individual, or may be published as a collection of individuals who share common elements.
The story of the life of a person written by someone else.
is a non-fictional account of a person's life--usually a celebrity, an important historical figure, or a writer. Example: Charlotte Bronte did not write her own autobiography but there are many biographies of her.
a book about a person's life written by another person.
A book or article written about the life of a person.
An account of a person's life, in whole or in part.