Pisistratus
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Pisistratus. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
1000 Classical Characters (1900)
A celebrated Athenian who distinguished himself by valor in the field and by eloquence at home. He obtained a bodyguard of fifty men to defend his person, and having thus got a number of armed men on whom he could rely, he seized the citadel of Athens , and soon made himself absolute. After this a conspiracy was formed against him, and he was banished from the city. He soon, however, re-established himself in power, and married the daughter of Megacles, one of his greatest enemies, and whom he afterward repudiated. On this his popularity waned and he fled from Athens, but after an absence of eleven years he returned, and was received by the people with acclamation. He died about 527 years before the Christian era. 2026 Editor's Note: Though described here as an absolute ruler, Pisistratus is credited with laying the groundwork for Athenian pre-eminence by championing the lower classes and reducing aristocratic privileges. His efforts to stabilize the region included the first attempt to produce a definitive version of the Homeric epics. The dynasty he founded, known as the Pisistratids, continued under his sons until his successor Hippias was deposed by a Spartan invasion in 510 BC. (Ed: BR 2026-07-12)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a citizen of Athens who raised himself to the sovereign authority in the time of Solon (to whom he was related) 560 b. c. Compelled to retire from the city by the of Magacles and Lycurgus, he returned soon after by effecting a compromise, but was obliged to retire again, and suffer an exile of 11 years. In the 11th year he reappeared at the head of an army and regained his power, which he retained till his death, 527 B. C. He was a beneficent ruler, and did much to promote the rise of Greek literature. We owe to him the poems of Homer in their present form, Pisistratus having collected them.