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Biographical Information
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American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
HC 102.5 .A2 H36 1999 (Reference)
This two-volume set contains profiles of more than 400 prominent American men and women who built businesses important to the national economy. Each profile places the leader within the context of his or her times.
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.
Capitalist philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business: Their Lives, Times and Ideas
HD 70 .U5 G33 2000
This book attempts to fill in some of the biographical gaps for thirteen of the past century's most influential management thinkers and writers.
Entrepreneur Magazine Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs
HC 102.5 .A2 H35 1997 (Reference)
The Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs is a comprehensive reference that presents biographical information on hundreds of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history. Each entry presents essential information about the entrepreneur, including family history, education, company, product history, and major accomplishments.
So Who the Heck Was Oscar Mayer? The Real People Behind Those Brand Names
HC 102.5 .A2 G45 1996 (Reference)
Household names and the people behind them that include such names as Pillsbury, Kraft, Maytag, Hertz, Kellogg, and Gerber.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Vol. 2: Directors and Executives
HG 4057 .A4 (Reference Desk Collection)
Covers approximately 70,000 individuals who serve as officers, directors, trustees, and partners. The arrangement is alphabetical by name of the person. For each it usually gives date and place of birth, colleges attended and degrees awarded, principal business affiliation (but not previous employment), fraternal memberships, business address, and occasionally home address.
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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