The Dictionary of National Biography, 1986-1990

With an Index Covering the Years 1901-1990 in One Alphabetical Series

• Author(s): Christine Stephanie Nicholls, Keith Thomas,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 607
• ISBN_10: 0198652127
  ISBN_13: 9780198652120
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General , Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / Reference ,

Description:... Now hundreds more individuals from all walks of life who died between 1986 and 1990 can be found in this latest volume of The Dictionary of National Biography. It is an impressive roll-call of 450 individuals prominent in British life. The entrants span the entire range of occupations and interests and include public figures Harold Macmillan and Michael Ramsey, actors Rex Harrison and Margaret Lockwood, and writers Daphne du Maurier and Bruce Chatwin. The volume joins biographical fact with private knowledge, resulting in a rich resource of interest to historians and general readers alike.