The Polish Biographical Dictionary is a compact English–language biographical dictionary of Polish people, authored by Stanley S. Sokol (1923–2017) and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers in 1992.[1] It features nearly 900 biographies of important Poles since Duke Mieszko I in the 10th century.[2][3]
See also
edit- List of Polish people
- List of Polish Americans
- Polish nobility
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny (in English, Polish Biographical Dictionary), a multi-volume Polish-language biographical dictionary
- Who's Who directories
References
edit- ^ Sokol, Stanley S; Mrotek Kissane, Sharon F.; Abramowicz, Alfred L. (1992). The Polish Biographical Dictionary: The Polish Biographical Dictionary: Profiles of Nearly 900 Poles who Have Made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization. Wauconda, Illinois: Bolchazy-Carducci. ISBN 9780865162457. OL 1555534M – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Pula, James S. (Spring 1993). "Review of The Polish Biographical Dictionary". Polish American Studies. 50 (1). University of Illinois Press: 88–91. ISSN 0032-2806. JSTOR 20148407.
- ^ Kulikowski, Mark (1992). "Review (The Polish Biographical Dictionary)". The Polish Review. 37 (3): 371–372. JSTOR 25778655.