Biographies

American National Biography.

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This is a cumulative index to biographical information that's appeared in books and magazines, so it's a good source for interviews as well as articles and chapters. The print volumes cover material published from 1946 to the present, and the online version goes back to 1984.

 

Biography Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1946 - .

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This is a cumulative index to biographical information that's appeared in books and magazines, so it's a good source for interviews as well as articles and chapters. The print volumes cover material published from 1946 to the present, and the online version goes back to 1984.

 

Biography Resource Center

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Comprehensive database of biographical information throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 245,000 biographies with full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals.

 

Directory of American Scholars

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Provides a comprehensive perspective on several segments of the American scholarly community, including current biographies of more than 24,000 scholars in the humanities.

Europa Sacra Online

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Offers complete coverage of Church prelates, information on all 1300 medieval bishoprics, archdioceses and patriarchates and prosopographical information on 18,507 bishops, archbishops and patriarchs.

International Who's Who. London: Europa Publications Ltd., 1935-.

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The International Who's Who brings together biographical information on gifted, famous and influential contemporaries from around the globe; from heads of state, politicians, religious leaders and ambassadors, to the eminent and successful in business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sport, literature and the performing arts, it outlines the lives and achievements of nearly 22,300 of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world. Search by name, nationality, profession, gender, place of birth, birth or death date or any combination of these.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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The premier source for biographical information on persons connected with the British Isles from all periods of history. The qualifications for inclusion are that subjects not be living, that they inhabited or were connected with the British Isles, and that they were noteworthy. The noteworthy and influential element in a subject's life may range from the great and good to the popular, philanthropic, pioneering, scientific, social, curious, or criminal. Building on the work originally incorporated in the Dictionary of National Biography all of whose entries were revised or rewritten for this work -- the Oxford DNB contains 50,000 biographies and 10,000 images of men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.

World Biographical Index [computer file]. Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1998.

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This source is an index to entries on individuals who lived from the dawn of history through the early twentieth century contained in thousands of printed biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias. It indexes the following microfiche sets, all of which are held in the Sterling Main Reference Room.

• American Biographical Archive [microform]. London; New York: K.G.Saur, 1986, 1993. 850 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B1209 This collection reproduces, in a single alphabetical sequence, the complete biographical entries on 350,000 individuals, cumulated from 400 sources dating from the 17th to the early 20th century. It covers Canada as well as the United States. The first several fiche contain a complete list of the biographical sources used to compile the collection. A complete printed list of all persons included in the microfiche set is: American biographical index / edited by Laureen Baillie (London ; New York : K. G. Saur, 1993; 6 v.)(SML, Main Reference Room CT213 +A548 1993 (LC)
• Archives biographiques françaises [microform]. London ; New York : K.G. Saur, c1988-1990. 1053 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B2252
  Printed list of all persons included in the collection: Archives biographiques francaises:index (SML, Main Reference Room CT1003 +A83 1988 Index)
• Archivio biografico italiano [microform]. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, 1988, 1991 . 220 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B1279
  This collection includes information gleaned from 321 important and representative Italian biographical reference sources published from the 17th to the 20th century. The result is an accumulation of about 200,000 entries arranged in a single alphabetical sequence. A printed index to names included in the collection is: Indice biografico italiano = Italian Biographical Index = Italienischer biographischer Index . (Munchen ; New York : K.G. Saur, 1993. 4 v.)(SML, Main Reference Room CT1123 +I39 1993 (LC)
• Archivo biografico de Espana, Portugal e Iberoamerica [microform]. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, c1986, 1994. 1494 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B1267
  Reproduces the biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias of earlier centuries. The scope of the Archivo reflects the historic world-wide dominion of Spain and Portugal--from the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic and Canary Islands to Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, and Argentina to Mozambique, Macao and the Phillippines. Only 55% of the material pertains exclusively to Spain and Portugal. Included are persons from every walk of life (e.g., monarchy, nobility, military and religious figures, statesmen), individuals of diverse ethnic groups, even foreigners who became part of the fabric of local life. Additionally there seems to have been a special effort made to include women. The entries are in Spanish and Portuguese for the most part. The first several fiche include a list of the biographical sources used to compile the collection.
• Biografisch archief van de Benelux [microform] = Archives biographiques des pays du Benelux = Biographical Archive of the Benelux Countries = Biographisches Archiv der Benelux-L ander (BAB) [microform] . Munchen : Saur, [1992?]-[1994?]. 756 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B2802
  A cumulation of entries from 122 biographical sources covering Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
• British Biographical Archive [microform]. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, 1984- . 1158 microfiches
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B1275
  Included in this British biographical archive are biographical entries from 324 reference books originally published between 1601 and 1929. A printed index to the person included in the collection is:British Biographical Index ( London ; New York : Saur, 1990; 4 v.)
• Deutsches biographische Archiv [microform]. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, 1982. 1760 microfiche
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B1117
  The German biographical archive was designed to make more easily available the information contained in 264 of the most important German biographical reference works published between 1700 and 1910. The 480,000 entries are reproduced in a single alphabetical sequence. The first several fiche contain a list of the biographical sources used to compile the collection. A list of all persons whose names are contained in the collection has been printed as: Deutscher biographischer Index / herausgegeben von Willi Gorzny ; bearbeitet von Hans-Albrecht Koch, Uta Koch und Angelika Koller (Munchen ; New York : K.G. Saur, 1986; 4 v.)(SML, Main Reference Room CT1053 +D48 Index (LC)
• Scandinavian Biographical Archive [microform]. London ; New York : K.G. Saur, 1990- .
  SML, Main Reference Room Fiche B2253