Autobiography facts for kids
An autobiography is a biography in which the author writes about his or her own life. It is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is one of the earliest forms of literature, but the word itself is quite modern.
The word comes from the Greek stems "auto" (meaning "self"), "bio“ (meaning "life"), and "graph" (meaning "write").
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Images for kids
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Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote Confessions, the first Western autobiography ever written, around 400. Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century.
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A scene from the Baburnama
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Cover of the first English edition of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, 1793
See also
In Spanish: Autobiografía para niños
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