Biographical Sources
Biographical
Dictionary (Formerly Notable Citizens of Planet Earth)
Brief entries on over 25,000 people "from ancient times to the
present day." |
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
Contains photographs, biographical, bibliographical and archival information
about all current and former senators, congressmen, vice presidents,
territorial delegates, resident commissioners and delegates to the
Continental congress. |
Biographies
from PBS History Programs
Browse the PBS archives or search by title.
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Biography (A&E
Television Network)
Over 20,000 brief biographies. |
Collected Biographies
(Librarians' Index to the Internet)
Impressive meta-site for many biographical sources: directories,
databases, and specific sources. |
Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
Searchable by field of activity or by name. |
| The Nobel Prize |
Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography
Complete text and illustrations of the 60-volume biographical encyclopedia
including 50,000 biographies and 10,000 portrait illustrations with
an emphasis on men and women who have shaped British history from
the 4th century BC to 2000. |
| The Pulitzer Prizes |
Wilson
Biographies
Coverage of over 38,000 figures from antiquity to the present,
with searchability by name, profession, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity,
date of birth, and keyword. The database grows by 800 to 1,000 figures
annually. Includes in-depth full-text profiles and up-to-date bibliographies
for further research. Access for SU students, faculty, and staff only.
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