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Biography MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Biography
Tree Number(s)
V01.175
V02.170
V02.530.150
Unique ID
D019215
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215
Annotation
This heading is used as a Publication Type. INDEXER: Check appropriate century tags. Biographies as a subject are indexed under the main heading BIOGRAPHIES AS TOPIC. CATALOGER: Use for individual and collective biographies. For autobiographies, use the Publication Type AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Scope Note
Works consisting of an account of the events, works, and achievements, personal and professional, during a person's life.
Entry Term(s)
Historical Biography
Previous Indexing
Current Biog-Obit [Publication Type] (1966-1996)
Historical Biography [Publication Type] (1966-1996)
See Also
Autobiography
Biobibliography
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/10

No Qualifiers
Biography Preferred
Historical Biography Narrower
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