Biography (Electronic Reference Sources)

Use the search box in the upper right corner to search the 1997 edition of this title covering international figures in areas such as the arts, science, technology, sport, politics, philosophy and business. Select Biographical from the mouseover menu next to the search box. Chambers 21st Century Dictionary and the 1996 edition of Chambers Thesaurus are also searchable.

"A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture." Four supplementary volumes to this 2nd edition are linked separately. A freely accessible version of the Encyclopedia of World Biography is also available.

Provides life history and biography of world famous people in various spheres of life.

Indexes the graves of famous and everyday people.

Search page for biographies from a variety of almanacs, a dictionary, and other sources.

Brief biographical information on Americans in directory format. Common features include birth date and place, family, education and degree(s), career history, creative works, awards, military history, achievements, current memberships, interests/hobbies, and contact information. Includes more than 1.4 million biographies, with comprehensive coverage from 1985 to the present and historical biographies from 1607 onward.

Includes information on more than 35,000 "Persons for whom the public has demonstrated a permanent interest." Also includes the NNDB Mapper, "a visual tool for exploring the connections between people in NNDB."

"Biographical sketches of 647 figures -- from the artists and writers to the politicians and military figures, the reformers and the criminals -- who flourished during the tumultuous 1960s. The signed entries, written by scholars, begin with a brief summary of the person's chronology and important accomplishments and is followed by a narrative of the subject's life."

Browse alphabetically, or search for specific names, to find brief biographical profiles plus links to Web sites relating to famous people.

Provides short biographical entries on more than 5 million people from the 8th century B.C. to the present. Also serves as an index to the more complete articles in K.G. Saur's Biographical Archives collections compiled from international biographical reference works published from the 16th to 21st century.