Australian Dictionary of Biography

Not to be confused with Dictionary of Australian Biography.

Australian Dictionary of Biography
First edition of volume 1
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiographies of notable Australians
GenreEncyclopedia
PublishedCarlton, Victoria
PublisherMelbourne University Press
Publication date
1966–2021
Publication placeAustralia
Media type
  • Print (1966–2021)
  • Online (2006–present)
ISBN978-0-522-84459-7
OCLC70677943
Websiteadb.anu.edu.au Edit this at Wikidata

The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history. Initially published by Melbourne University Press in a series of twelve hard-copy volumes between 1966 and 2005, the dictionary has been published online since 2006 by the National Centre of Biography at ANU, which has also published Obituaries Australia (OA) since 2010.