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==Origin==

==Origin==

Late Greek ''biographia'', from [[Greek]] ''bi''- + -''graphia'' -''graphy''

Late Greek ''biographia'', from [[Greek]] ''bi''- + -''graphia'' -''graphy''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1683]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1683]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1:  a usually written [[history]] of a person's [[life]]

*1:  a usually written [[history]] of a person's [[life]]

Biographical works are usually nonfiction, but [[fiction]] can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called [[legacy]] writing. Works in diverse [[media]]—from [[literature]] to [[film]]—form the genre known as biography.

Biographical works are usually nonfiction, but [[fiction]] can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called [[legacy]] writing. Works in diverse [[media]]—from [[literature]] to [[film]]—form the genre known as biography.

An authorized biography is written with the permission, [[cooperation]], and at times, [[participation]] of a subject or a subject's heirs. An [[autobiography]] is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter ghostwriter].

An authorized biography is written with the permission, [[cooperation]], and at times, [[participation]] of a subject or a subject's heirs. An [[autobiography]] is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter ghostwriter].

At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of [[history]] with a [[focus]] on a particular [[individual]] of historical importance. The independent [[genre]] of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to [[emerge]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 18th century] and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography]

At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of [[history]] with a [[focus]] on a particular [[individual]] of historical importance. The independent [[genre]] of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to [[emerge]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 18th century] and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography]