Dictionary of American 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).

Not to be confused with the Dictionary of American Biography compiled by Francis Samuel Drake, later incorporated in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.
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
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