The General Biographical Dictionary is a book by British author
John Gorton
Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the leade ...
. The first edition was published in two volumes in 1828, with an
appendix. A new edition that brought the work current as far as 1850 was published in four volumes in 1851. This edition featured a supplement by
Cyrus Redding. It "is compiled from rather obvious sources of information". It "has an extended Life of
Athanasius
Athanasius I of Alexandria ( – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius ...
, well drawn up".
[John Davenant. An Exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. Translated by Josiah Allport. London: Hamilton, Adams and Co. Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby. 1832. Volume 2]
p 410
Reception
The book was one among several books of similar name that were available in the 19th century, and has remained in print since its first edition. It was one of the few books of its time to provide a comprehensive listing of biographies.
References
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1299*The Literary Gazette; and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c. for the Year 1833. London. 183
p 792*Ridout. Letters to a Young
Governess
A governess is a woman employed as a private tutor, who teaches and trains a child or children in their home. A governess often lives in the same residence as the children she is teaching; depending on terms of their employment, they may or ma ...
. 1840
p 135*Ward. Men of the Reign. Routledge. 1885. p 47
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