Dictionary of African Biography

The Dictionary of African Biography is a six-volume biographical dictionary, published by Oxford University Press. 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.

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.

Awards

 * American Library Association Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources (2012)