The Spurious Articles In "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography"—Some New Discoveries and Considerations

The Spurious Articles In "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography"—Some New Discoveries and Considerations

Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, one of the most comprehensive biographical dictionaries for the New World ever published, was discovered in 1909 to contain articles which are complete fabrications, treating of persons who never existed. 84 such forgeries have been discovered by pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biography (Honolulu) 1993-10, Vol.16 (4), p.388-408
1. Verfasser: Dobson, John Blythe
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, one of the most comprehensive biographical dictionaries for the New World ever published, was discovered in 1909 to contain articles which are complete fabrications, treating of persons who never existed. 84 such forgeries have been discovered by previous writers. Four more are identified here, and the question of their authorship considered.
ISSN:0162-4962
1529-1456
1529-1456
DOI:10.1353/bio.2010.0511