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This dataset is about authors, featuring 7 columns including author, birth date, books in series, death date, and first publication date. The preview is ordered by number of books published (descending).

This dataset consists of 1,046,722 rows and is 76% filled with non-null values.

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There are 7 fields used in this dataset, including filters:

  • Author: Name of the author.
  • Birth Date (year): Author birth date.
  • Books In Series: Number of books that are part of series.
  • Death Date (year): Author death date.
  • First Publication Date (year): First recorded publication date for this author.
  • Last Publication Date (year): Last recorded publication date for this author.
  • Number Of Books Published: Number of books by this author.

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Size: 1,046,722 rows

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This dataset is based on data from: The British Library.

This dataset can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license.