Dictionary of African Biography

The Dictionary of African Biography is a six-volume biographical dictionary, published by Oxford University Press. ^[1] Published in 2012, the editors-in-chief are Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., both of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute of Harvard University.

Dictionary of African Biography

The Dictionary of African Biography, cataloged for the African Studies library at Boston University
Language	English
Genre	biographical dictionary
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	2012
ISBN	9780195382075 vol 1-6
OCLC	CT1920.D52 2012
Dewey Decimal	920.06

The print version of the dictionary has 2,100 entries covering the whole of the continent of Africa, from 1490 BC to today; entries continue to be added online.^[2]

Awards

• American Library Association Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources (2012)^[3]