 
 <prompt> text: ```The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) na one standard work wey dem dey use refer to important people for British history, wey dem publish am for 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) come out on 23 September 2004 for 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles wey cover 54,922 lives.

Dem bin wan do like other European countries wey dey publish national biographical collections, like the "Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie" (1875), so for 1882 the publisher George Smith (1824–1901), of Smith, Elder & Co., plan one universal dictionary wey go include biographical entries on individuals from world history. E carry Leslie Stephen, wey be editor of the "Cornhill Magazine" wey Smith own, make e be editor. Stephen convince Smith say the work suppose focus on people from the UK and its colonies only. Dem bin wan call am "Biographia Britannica" at first.

The first volume of the "Dictionary of National Biography" show face on 1 January 1885. For May 1891 Leslie Stephen resign and Sidney Lee, wey be Stephen assistant editor from the beginning of the project, come replace am as editor. A team of sub-editors and researchers work under Stephen and Lee, wey combine different talents from old journalists to young scholars wey dey learn how to write dictionary articles when historical research for British universities still dey start. Even though dem write plenty of the dictionary inside, the "DNB" still depend on external people wey contribute, wey include some respected writers and scholars from the late nineteenth century. By 1900, more than 700 people don contribute to the work. Dem dey release new volumes every quarter until midsummer 1900, when the series close with volume 63. The year wey dem publish, the editor and the names wey dey each volume dey show below.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. When ODNB come out?
2. How many volumes e get?
3. When the first volume of Directory of National Biography show face?
4. Who be Sidney Lee?
5. Wetin e become when Stephen resign?
6. When the series close?
7. With which volume?
8. How many people don contribute to am by 1900?
9. Wetin the DNB be reference work on?
10. Mention another European work like am?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. 23 September 2004
2. 60
3. 1 January 1885
4. Stephen's assistant editor
5. editor
6. 1900
7. 63
8. 700
9. notable figures from British history,
10. national biographical collections``` 