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| Title | A new general biographical dictionary, projected and partly arranged by H.J. Rose, Volume 6 A new general biographical dictionary, projected and partly arranged by H.J. Rose, New general biographical dictionary |
| Author | New general biographical dictionary |
| Editor | Hugh James Rose |
| Published | 1848 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 May 2007 |
| Length | 1857 pages |
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