Subject Guide » History: World
Biographical Sources
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American National Biography Authoritative biographical essays on more than 17,400 deceased Americans from all eras and walks of life published by Oxford University Press. Some of these entries are for literary figures.
Biographies Plus Illustrated Contains more than 145,000 biographies and more than 36,000 photographs. Includes full text articles from Current Biography and other biographical sources. Many of the biographies have links to other sources and citations to articles.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Indexes numerous printed reference sources that include usually short biograhical information on multiple persons. Covers living and deceased people all over the world in all occupations.
Biography Index Z 5301 .B5 (Ref)
Indexes biographical information from thousands of periodicals and books. Coverage from 1984. Updated weekly.
Biography.comIncludes brief biographical sketches of over 25,000 people, both living and deceased. A good place to do quick verification.
Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
D 14 .B58 1988 (Ref)
Contains over 450 biographical entries that indicate the scholarly reputation of historians, the circumstances in which they worked, and the extent to which their work has subsequently been confirmed or refuted.
Contemporary Authors Z 1224 .c6 (Ref)
Part of the Literature Resource center, this directory provides brief biographical information about more than 120,000 authors from the US and elsewhere. Includes writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and many other fields.
Dictionary of National Biography
DA 28 .D47 (Ref)
This is the largest and oldest scholarly biographical dictionary in the English language, and contains over 36,400 biographies of significant people from all walks of life, who are all deceased, in all areas of activity from the British Isles and their colonies.
Encyclopedia of Historians & Historical Writing
D 14 .E58x 1999 (Ref)
This 2-volume set provides a guide to influential historians (including non-Western writers) and historical debates since the writing of history began. Includes principal writings of the historians along with references for further reading.
Great Historians From Antiquity to 1800: An International Dictionary
D 14 .G74 1989 (Ref)
This work provides biographical information about the great historical writers from antiquity to the end of the 18th century. Entries are arranged by country, and then alphabetically by the author's last name.
Great Historians of the Modern Age: An International Dictionary
D 14 .G75 1991 (Ref)
Focuses on historians of the 19th and 20th centuries, providing critical information about the historian's life and work. The work is arranged by country, and then alphabetically by the historian's name.
Who's Who on the Web Provides brief, usually up to date and usually reliable biographical information about more than 1.3 million people. Entries focus on frequently needed facts, such as birthdates, education, career, publications, and other objective data supplied by the individual to the editors. Who's Who in America biographies go back to 1607. The coverage of the rest of the Marquis Who's Who series is from 1985 to the present.
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