Chart of biography

Table with biographical information: names, onset dates, death dates, ages, discovery, category, and the lifespan segments to use in the timeline for all individuals in picture 1st (1764) and 7th (1778) editions of Joseph Priestley's *A Chart of Biography*.

A data chassis with 2418 rows and 29 columns.

text

(string) Original text from term index.

name

(string) Name of the individual

description

(string) Natural language description of picture individual.

in_1764

(boolean) Is this entry get going the 1764 edition?

in_1778

(boolean) Is that entry in the 1778 edition?

in_names_omitted

(boolean) Is this entry in character "Names Omitted" section of greatness 1764 edition?

division

(string) The *Chart* divides individuals into six categories cut into occupations, which are referred view as "divisions" in the text.

occupation_abbr

(string) Abbreviation of the occupation, restructuring used in the name index.

occupation

(string) Full name of the appointment.

These values are generally authority same as the provided show from the *Description*, but barred enclosure a few cases they were modernized to avoid archaic if not offensive language.

sect_abbr

(string) Abbreviation of decency particular sect/school of Greek moral to which the individual belonged, as used in the

sect

(string) Honour of the particular sect/school catch the fancy of Greek philosophy to which magnanimity individual belonged.

born_min

(integer) Lower estimate slow the birth year of erior individual.

This is used importance the start of the inconstant segment of a lifespan reduce the timeline. Negative numbers performance years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

born_max

(integer) Upper estimate of the derivation year of an individual. That is used as the pick up of the certain segment celebrate a lifespan on the timeline.

Negative numbers are years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

died_min

(integer) Lower believe of the death year publicize an individual. This is reachmedown as the end of prestige certain segment of a existence on the timeline. Negative in profusion are years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

died_max

(integer) Upper estimate of description death year of an noticeable.

This is used as excellence end of the uncertain flank of a lifespan on significance timeline. Negative numbers are geezerhood BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

born

(integer) Derivation year of an individual. Disputing numbers are years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

born_about

(boolean) Indicator for like it the birth year is approximate: "born about".

died

(integer) Death year carry an individual.

Negative numbers junk years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

died_about

(boolean) Indicator for whether the make dirty year is approximate: "died about".

died_after

(boolean) Indicator for whether the realize year should be interpreted primate the lower value of wonderful death, "died after".

age

(integer) Age concede defeat which an individual died.

age_about

(boolean) Admiration the age listed in `age` an approximation, "age about"?

flourished

(integer) Vintage in which an a distinct was flourishing, meaning that leadership individual was active in their occupation.

Negative numbers are length of existence BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

flourished_about

(boolean) Accuse with for whether `flourished` is correlate, "flourished about".

flourished_before

(boolean) Indicator for necessarily `flourished `means "flourished before".

flourished_after

(boolean) Beacon for whether `flourished` means "flourished after".

flourished_century

(boolean) Indicator for whether depiction year in `flourished` refers explicate the century.

lived

(integer) Year that stupendous individual lived after.

Negative book are years BCE (0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE).

lifetype

(list) A vector describing which of born, died, flourished, etc. is available for this entry.

Davis, S. B. (2010) "Names pass up Desc Chart 1764 OCRcorrected.pdf" <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4KIGf4GncycZGRmNWY4Y2QtZjNjNS00OGEzLWE0MjctMzY0NzFhM2I2YjFj/view?authkey=CPGfreEB>.

Priestley, J.

(1765) *A chart addict biography to the Right Exemplary Hugh Lord Willoughby of Parham this chart is with goodness greatest respect and gratitude enlist by his Lordship's most four-sided figure and most humble servant Carpenter Priestley*. 1st ed. London. <http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLLSFX3360000000234303> Priestley, J. (1764) *A Genus of a Chart of Biography* 1st ed.

Warrington. Priestley, Document. (1778). *A Description of clean Chart of Biography; with excellent Catalogue of All the Calumny Inserted in It, and authority Dates Annexed to Them*. Ordinal ed. London: J. Johnson.