Dansk Biografisk Leksikon
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (usually abbreviated DBL; title of first edition written Dansk biografisk Lexikon) is a
Projekt Runeberg
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Later editions were published 1933–1934 (27 volumes) and 1979–1984 (16 volumes). While some of the biographies from the previous editions have been updated in the third edition, many others – considered of less contemporary relevance – were left out and need to be consulted in its predecessors.
Editions
- Dansk biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537–1814, editor: C. F. Bricka, 19 volumes, Copenhagen:Gyldendal, 1887–1905
- Dansk biografisk Leksikon, 2nd edition, 27 volumes, editors: Povl Engelstoft and Svend Dahl, Copenhagen, 1933–44.
- Dansk biografisk leksikon, 3rd edition, 16 volumes, editor: Svend Cedergreen Bech, Copenhagen, 1979–84.
Online access
Searchable online access to the articles, some of which have been updated, is available from Gyldendal's Den Store Danske website.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Dansk Biografisk Leksikon", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 September 2012.
External links
- Digital facsimile of the first edition, at Projekt Runeberg.
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