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Dictionary of American Biography

Edited byAllen Johnson
Dumas Malone
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons on behalf of the American Council of Learned Societies
Published
  • 1928–1936 (original)
  • 1944–1995 (supplements)
Media typePrint
No. of books30
Followed byAmerican National Biography

The Dictionary of American Biography (DAB) was a multi-volume dictionary published in New York City by Charles Scribner's Sons under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

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