Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall (1776–1847), bibliographer
Description area
Dates of existence
baptized 31 August 1776 – 21 July 1847
History
Promoter of book collecting among the aristocracy, and promoter of first-hand examination of books in the compilation of bibliographies.
Control area
Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography