1797, from auto- + biography. Related: Autobiographical.

story of a person's life, told by that person.

A non-fictional account of a person's life--usually a celebrity, an important historical figure, or a writer--written by that actual person. Contrast with the autobiographical novel, above.

the story of a person’s life written by himself and not by someone else

n. The story of one's life written by himself.

see biography.

A biography of a person, written by the person.

 – a factual story written by a person on his or her own life

an account of a person’s life written by him or herself

n. in therapy, a technique in which a life history, as written by the client, is used to obtain information regarding the client

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A person's life story, as told or written by himself or herself.

(n) a biography of yourself

Autobiography as a distinct literary genre was one of the more original products of the Renaissance; there had been relatively little of it in antiquity and even less in the Middle Ages. The Confessio [..]

Works consisting of self-described accounts.

The life of a person written by himself or herself. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)

technically, any writing about one's self, but generically a narrative (usually prose) seeking to explain one's life to one's culture, or to one's God.  A famous early example in L [..]

When you read an autobiography, you're reading the story of someone's life written in their own words: from the day they were born up until, well, whenever the autobiography is written. Unli [..]