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Biographies Resources

Accounts of persons' lives written by another.

Artists & Architects

Authors

Entertainers

Musicians & Composers

Politicians & Rulers

Scientists & Inventors

Resources in this category are:

African American History

http://afgen.com/history.html

This site on African-American history contains the text of significant speeches. There's also biographical information about famous African-Americans.

Author: African Genesis (webmaster@afgen.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American

Keywords: African-American

American Women's History: A Research Guide

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html

"American Women's History is designed to assist serious researchers, such as history professors, independent scholars, graduate students, and possibly upper-division undergraduates. Librarians who assist these researchers may also want to become familiar with the guide. American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources."

Author: Ken Middleton (kmiddlet@frank.mtsu.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Women's History

Keywords: Immigration; Bibliography; Finding Aids; Archival Collections; Biography

Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

Official site of the cemetery with biographical information on some of the prominent Americans and veterans who are buried there. There is also information on ceremonies conducted at Arlington, along with info on the eligibility requirements for burial there.

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Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Military

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Memorial

Biographical Dictionary

http://www.s9.com/biography/

"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords."

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Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Biography

http://www.biography.com/

Offical site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the searchble text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.

Author: A&E Television Networks

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

biography-center

http://www.biography-center.com/

A searchable, multi-lingual biographical directory. This site indexes and provides links to biographies available from other Web sites.

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Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Biography

Buscabiografias

http://buscabiografias.com/

Spanish-language resource for biographies of famous people from all over the world, from the past and present. Includes royalty and world leaders, writers, actors, musicians and singers, artists, athletes, philosophers, and scientists.

Author: Sonweb (sonweb@ctv.es)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Biography

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB)

http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/

"This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive."

Author: New Zealand Historical Association

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--South Pacific

Reference--Biographies

A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/

"This is a concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy. Although its entries are extremely brief, many of them include links to electronic versions of philosophical texts and to more detailed discussions located elsewhere on this site or in other on-line resources."

Author: Garth Kemerling (gkemerling@philosophypages.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Dictionary; Biography

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/

"This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others. "

Author: Danuta Bois (dbois@distinguishedwomen.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Women's History

The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History

http://blackhistory.eb.com/

Major features include a timeline of important events, brief biographies of famous African-Americans, articles on Events and Institutions and Eras in Black History. Includes a study guide for teachers and students, a bibliography, and film clips and audio recordings. Also contains a separate section on the Harlem Renaissance.

Author: Encyclopędia Britannica

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American

Keywords: African-American

Famous Adoptees and Foster Children

http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm

"Biographical directory of influential and famous personswho were adopted or spent time being raised by people other than theirbiological parents."

Author: Roger Ridley Fenton (rridley@fenton60.freeserve.co.uk)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--People by Age Group--Adults--Parenting & Family Life--Adoption

Keywords: foster children

Find a Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/

Information about "Where everybody who was anybody is buried..." Includes photos. It's searchable by name, location, birthdates and death dates, and "claim to fame."

Author: Jim Tipton (jim@findagrave.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Reference--Genealogy

Keywords: tomb; death; cemetery; graveyard; burial; funeral; funerary

The First Ladies of the United States

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html

A White House Historical Association site with pictures and biographies of the U.S. First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton.

Author: Margaret Brown Klapthor (feedback@whitehouse.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: First Ladies; Presidents

Hall of Black Achievement Gallery

http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/thumglry.htm

Features page-long illustrated biographies of prominent historical African-Americans, with hypertext links to online resources for further information.

Author: Hall of Black Achievement (HOBA@bridgew.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

KiteCD

http://www.kitecd.com/

Educational resources and links for homeschoolers, parents, and teachers. Includes areas on history and people, activities, education links, a monthly calendar, and U.S. presidents. Also has feature sections on snow, kites, popcorn, famous people, and historical events.

Author: Lois Ann Shultz

Subjects:

Education--Alternative--Homeschooling

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: holidays; presidents; lesson plans

The List of Popes

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

Provides a biography of all 265 Popes of the Roman Catholic Church from 32 AD to the present. Includes a detailed entry for Pope John Paul II with links to online speeches and writings.

Author: New Advent Catholic Supersite (knight@knight.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Christianity--Christian Denominations & Sects--Roman Catholic Church

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Leading Figures

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Pope; Catholic Church; John Paul II

Lives, the Biography Resource

http://amillionlives.com/

"Lives, the Biography Resource is a collection of thousands of annotatedlinks to biography sites. It is cataloged by individual names andbiography collections (geograhical, professions, Civil War, etc.), and includes materials such as journals, diaries, letters, memoirs, narratives, image collections, biographical dictionaries, critical biography and more. The site is searchable."

Author: Ken Lanxner (klanxner@home.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Memorable Canadians / Canadiens et Canadiennes inoubliables

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/bioindex/

"Memorable Canadians is the new Web-based biographical index available through National Library of Canada's Web site. You can now search a growing database of over 200 eminent Canadian personalities using any of four efficient indexes: name, subject, endeavour and electronic resource. Memorable Canadians provides quick and direct access to biographical information on important Canadians who have contributed to the Canadian cultural landscape."

Author: National Library of Canada (webadmin@nlc-bnc.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Reference--Biographies

National First Ladies Library

http://www.firstladies.org/

"As the first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies' Library will serve as a unique, national resource for patrons from school children to scholars. As a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other important women in history, the Library's holdings will fill an informational void that has long frustrated academicians and armchair history buffs alike." A great resource for discovering print materials by and about the First Ladies of the United States. Click on "National First Ladies' Library Bibliography" for bibliographies of resources on each individual First Lady, and the First Ladies in general.

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Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: First Ladies; Presidents

The Nobel Channel

http://www.nobelchannel.com

A very informative web site that brings to life those that have won the Nobel Prize with movies and audio of speeches. While this site is a work in progress, it has the history of how the prize began, as well as information on all of the categories that the prize is given and some of the winners. It has great graphics, is easy to navigate, and has a wealth of information. The plug-ins Real Audio and Shockwave are needed to take advantage of the site's full capabilities but you can get some good information without the plugins too. This site may have a slow download time depending on one's computer.

Author: International Management Group, TWI Interactive (info@nobelchannel.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Science & Technology

Keywords: Nobel Prize; Peace; Alfred Nobel; Literature; Economics

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

http://www.almaz.com/nobel/peace/

A listing of Nobel Peace Prize winners and what they won for. Provides links to other sites about the winners, when available.

Author: The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Human Rights

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

http://www.almaz.com/

Impressive collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates, organized by prize and year, or searchable. Entries include brief biographical information plus links to related Internet sites.

Author: Almaz Enterprises (webmaster@almaz.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Economics

Reference--Biographies

Science & Technology

Keywords: Nobel Prize; Physics; Chemistry; Literature; Peace; Economics; Physiology; Medicine

Nom de Guerre - The Real People's Real Name Resource of Pseudonyms

http://go.to/realnames

This site contains "the definitive" list of the real and/or full names for hundreds of celebrities, historical figures, writers, and fictional and non-fictional characters. Entries are listed alphabetically by pseudonym, and some contain brief biographical information. You might be surprised to find out who does not go by their real name. 

Author: Mark Samwick (mark@walshnet.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Pseudonyms; Real Names; Biographies

PeopleSpot.com

http://www.peoplespot.com/

"PeopleSpot.com simplifies the search for the best and most useful information about people on the Web. We hope that our site will enable you to quickly and easily connect with others, reunite with friends and family, find people who share your interests, learn about notable individuals, discover ways to help others and much more... From PeopleSpot.com, tap into biographies, vital records, population and demographic statistics, e-mail, phone, reverse and professional directories, newsgroups, chat rooms, family and military networks, missing person data, genealogy resources and much more. "

Author: StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. (feedback@libraryspot.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Reference--Genealogy

Reference--Telephone & Address

Keywords: Public Records; Census; Demographics; Reunite; Adoption; Vital Records

Plane Writing

http://www.xs4all.nl/~blago/planewriting/

"Flying used to fire the imagination in a major way and heroes were made of this. Those early pilots were unmistakebly remarkable people, did not one but several remarkable things, and best of all, they wrote about it. Then, in the age of rockets, they became suddenly out-dated, archaic,forgotten. Their dusty biographies, leftovers from another era's enthusiasm, paint a wonderful picture of pre-fifties flying and living! The quotes and scraps of stories here are a personal selection from these texts."

Author:

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Science & Technology--Transportation--Air

Keywords: pilots; flying

Their Stamp on History

http://www.stamponhistory.com/

"Their Stamp on History is an educational site exploring the lives of important historical people through their pictures on postage stamps. It's meant to be used as a resource for stamp collectors, students, teachers, parents, and anyone interested in the lives of unique people. The site is designed to be easily usable for reference, but also easy to surf randomly through, picking out the bits and pieces that you find most interesting." Each entry includes a picture of the postage stamp, along with its face value, a description of its text, and its current (1999) value. Links to information about that person and, sometimes, full biographies are also included. Stamps are indexed by name and by occupational category.

Author: Jennifer Hemphill Tatroe (webmaster@stamponhistory.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies--Collecting--Stamps

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Philately

Who's Alive and Who's Dead

http://www.neosoft.com/~davo/livedead/

"The site that helps you keep track of which famous people have diedand which are still alive!The people listed in Who's Alive and Who's Dead aregrouped according to the accomplishments for whichthey are best known. That makes it easy to find the castlist of your favorite TV show or rock group. Or, youcan easily get a list of famous athletes who played yourfavorite sport. Politicians are here too, along withauthors, cartoonists, astronauts, and a bit of everythingelse."

Author: David Carson

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Keywords: Celebrity

Women in Sports

http://www.makeithappen.com/wis/

Biographies of female athletes indexed by sport and by name; biographies of women in the sports business.

Author: Jan Meyer (aerosoftware@yolo.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports

Reference--Biographies

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Careers

Keywords: Biographies

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