Research Guide: Biography
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General Online Biographical Sources
- Britannica Online
- Online edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Includes a dictionary and thesaurus. (more info)
- Wikipedia
- A free-content encyclopedia in many languages that anyone can edit. (more info)
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Biography Resource Center
Public Library Database - Biographical sources plus full text periodical articles. (more info)
- Biographies Plus Illustrated
- Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated - Find more than 147,000 substantive profiles, plus links to further information (full text articles, abstracts, book review excerpts, and more) from thousands of periodicals. (more info)
- Biography & Genealogy Master Index
- Index to biographies of persons from ancient times to the present. (more info)
- Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia
- Women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age. (more info)
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Specialized Online Biographical Sources
- American National Biography
- Biographical portraits of prominent, dead American men and women. Includes bibliographies. (more info)
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- Biographies of scientists from classical antiquity to modern times. (more info)
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HeritageQuest Online
Public Library Database - Research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Includes Census images for 1790-1930. (more info)
- Literature Resource Center
- Critical analyses, biographies and bibliographies of literary authors. (more info)
- Oxford Art Online
- Access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. The Grove Dictionary of Art contains a growing number of articles on every aspect of the visual arts, from prehistory to the present day. (more info)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Expanded second edition of the Dictionary of National biography (more info)
- Oxford Music Online
- The comprehensive music encyclopedia. Helps locate scores in large sets. (more info)
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