Modern english biography boase

This volume contains concise memoirs of notable individuals who have died since 1850, including various public figures such as politicians.
Containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died between the years 1851-1900, with an index of the most interesting matter.
Modern English Biography: Containing Many Thousand Concise Memoirs Of Persons Who Have Died Since The Year 1850, With An Index Of The Most Interesting Matter.

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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

AuthorBoase, Frederic, 1843-1916Title Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H Note Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Credits Produced by Richard Tonsing, Eric Hutton and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netSummary "Modern English Biography, Volume 1 (of 4), A-H" by Frederic Boase is a biographical reference work written in the late 19th century. This volume contains concise memoirs of notable individuals who have died since 1850, including various public figures such as politicians, artists, and professionals from a wide range of fields. The purpose of the book is to provide a comprehensive overview of these individuals, offering factual accounts and significant details that may not be found in other biographical works. The opening portion of the book introduces the author’s motivation for compiling these biographies, explaining the historical evolution and fluctuations of interest in the genre. Boase emphasizes the growing need

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Modern English biography, volume 2 (of 4), I-Q by Frederic Boase

AuthorBoase, Frederic, 1843-1916Title Modern English biography, volume 2 (of 4), I-Q Original Publication United Kingdom: Netherton and Worth, 1892, copyright 1897, copyright 1901, copyright 1908. Note Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Credits Eric Hutton, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.netSummary "Modern English Biography, Volume 2 (of 4), I-Q" by Frederic Boase is a comprehensive collection of biographical entries written in the late 19th century. This work contains numerous concise memoirs of notable individuals who passed away after the year 1850, providing an extensive overview of their lives and contributions. The likely topic of the volume centers around documenting the achievements and impacts of prominent figures from various fields, including arts, politics, science, and literature. The opening of this volume presents an organized format, listing individual biographies with succinct details about each

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Modern English Biography, Frederic Boase

Introduction

Modern English Biography by Frederic Boase eventually contained 30,000 biographies of people dying in the period 1851 to 1900.

Published as follows:

(1892) Volume I A-H Posted to PG 55059
(1897) Volume II I-Q currently proj_submit_pgposted
(1901) Volume III R-Z
(1908) Volume IV A-C (supplement)
(1912) Volume V (supplement)
(1921) Volume VI (supplement)

As the project comments for proofing and formatting will be common between the volumes I have set up this Wiki page.

If you would like to know more about this biography you may wish to read author's preface from volume 1

abbreviations

To save space much use is made of abbreviations, either as initials such as F.R.S. for fellow of Royal Society or abbreviated words such as dau. for daughter. You can read the author's list of abbreviations from volume 1 here note its not 100% comprehensive and further lists of abbreviations appear in later volumes. Also although "half pay" is mostly abbreviated as h.p I have seen some instances where its spelt out in full, this