Biobibliographer

/ˌbaɪoʊˌbɪbliˈɑːɡrəfər/ noun

Definition

A person who compiles biographical bibliographies, which are lists of writings about someone's life or works.

Etymology

From bio- (life) + bibliographer (one who documents books or writings, from Greek biblia 'books' + graphia 'writing'). A specialized scholarly role that emerged in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

A biobibliographer is like a detective of knowledge—they track down every single thing ever written about a person's life, creating the ultimate research reference so scholars don't have to.

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