John Gorton's General Biographical Dictionary

This article is about John Gorton's Biographical Dictionary. For other books with the same name, see General Biographical Dictionary.

The General Biographical Dictionary is a book by British author John Gorton. The first edition was published in two volumes in 1828, with an appendix. A new edition that brought the work current as far as 1850 was published in four volumes in 1851. This edition featured a supplement by Cyrus Redding. It "is compiled from rather obvious sources of information".[1] It "has an extended Life of Athanasius, well drawn up".[2]

  1. ^ "Gorton, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ John Davenant. An Exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. Translated by Josiah Allport. London: Hamilton, Adams and Co. Birmingham: Beilby, Knott and Beilby. 1832. Volume 2. p 410.