Biography
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Biography
- Use as a topical subdivision under names of countries, cities, etc., names of individual corporate bodies, uniform titles of sacred works, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, individual and groups of animals, and historic events for works about collective or individual biography.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004833
- info:lc/authorities/sh99004833
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh99004833#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Subdivisions
- LCSH Collection - Topic Subdivisions
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1095
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1100
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1103
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1105
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1140
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1147
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1151
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1159
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1188
- Pattern Heading Collection - H1200
Variants
- Autobiography
Narrower Terms
General Notes
- Use as a topical subdivision under names of countries, cities, etc., names of individual corporate bodies, uniform titles of sacred works, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, individual and groups of animals, and historic events for works about collective or individual biography.
Example Notes
- Reference under the heading [Biography]
Change Notes
- 1999-06-30: new
- 2006-05-09: revised
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