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Internet By Subject - Biography (People)
Developed by Connie Fly, Librarian
Please note that some of the sites listed below do
not provide scholarly or documented biographical information. So user beware!!
General Biographies
- Biographical Dictionary - This
dictionary includes more than 24,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from
ancient times to the present day.
- Biography.com - This
biography database is from the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. It provides over
20,000 paragraph length biographies of the greatest names, past and present, at your
fingertips.
- Dead People Server - In the author's own words
this database "is simply a list of interesting celebrities who are, or might
plausibly be dead, and even those who have been spaced, with information as to who has
really Rung Down the Curtain and Joined the Choir Invisible, and who's Just Resting."
- Information Please
- People - This site includes 30,000+ short biographies of people in the
following subject areas: Sports, Entertainment, Presidents, Vice Presidents,
Supreme Court Justices, Business Leaders, People in the News, World Rulers, Deaths in 2000,
Deaths in 1999.
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Meet the Writers - from Barnes & Nobles. Includes a very short
biography and sometimes an interview with various popular authors.
- Who's
Who in American History - Covers the American Civil War to the present
with short biographies and a picture when available.
- World
Leaders -Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign
governments
Inventors, Mathematicians and Scientists
- Biographies
of Mathematicians - Indexes biographies alphabetically and chronologically and
identifies female mathematicians. Includes birthplace maps and some have portraits.
Additional references to book and articles sources are cited. This is an excellent
resource.
- Invention Dimension:
Inventors Archives - Search by inventors name or by invention.
- National Inventors Hall of Fame -
Indexes alphabetically by inventor's name, by date of induction, and by invention.
- Profiles in Science -
This site makes the archival collections of prominent
twentieth-century biomedical scientists available to the public through modern
digital technology. The collections have been donated to the National Library
of Medicine and contain published and unpublished materials, including books,
journal volumes, pamphlets, diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, audio
tapes, and other audiovisual materials.
Musicians, Artists and Photographers
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Classical Composers'
Information Archive - Provides a brief biographical sketch and black and
white photographs or portraits of approximately 1,000 classical composers.
- A History of Photography -
On the column to the left click look under the category Significant People.
This site provides pen-portraits of many of the most important photographers of the period, and
contains information on some of the most significant processes used during the early days
of photography.
Political Leaders
- The
First Ladies of the United States - A portrait and biographical sketch of each First
Lady from the White House web site.
- Presidents
of the United States - A portrait and biographical sketch of each President from the
White House web site.
- World Statesmen -
This "is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the
heads of state and heads of government for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or...earlier." Most entries also include brief
historical outlines, flags, and links to national anthems and constitutions.
There are lists of leaders of international organizations, war and colonial
indexes, information on titles of nobility (in Introduction), a bibliography,
and links to related resources.
Religious Leaders
Women
- Celebration of
Women Writers - An excellent list of women writers. Indexed by author name, century,
or country of origin.
- Distinguished Women of Past and
Present - this site provides links to biographies on women writers, educators,
scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and
others found of the Internet.
- The New
York Times Magazine: Heroine Worship - Profiles famous women, from Amelia Earhart to
Sophia Loren to Virginia Woolf. Includes Britannica biographies, and, when available, past
NYT articles, videos, etc
- Women's International Center - Biographies of
women who have received the Living Legends Award.and the Birthdate Calendar Index, with
around 1,000 notable women in it, lets you see who shares your birthday
- Women Physicists - Biographies
of 20th century women physicists.
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| This page was created: 04/22/98 |
This page was last modified:11/13/06 |
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