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Biographical Sources
American National Biography - Full Text
Reliable scholarly biographies of major figures in American history.
Biography Index - 1984 to present
Indexes articles, books, and autobiographies for people from antiquity to the present and from all fields and nationalities.
Biography Resource Center - MLIN - Full Text
Biographies from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and magazines.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography [Gale] - Full Text
Full text articles on scientists, from classical antiquity to modern times.
Contemporary Authors (Biography Resource Center) - MLIN - Full Text
See Biography Resource Center. Complete biographical and bibliographical information on 120,000+ U.S. and international authors.
Dictionary of National Biography - Full Text
50,000 biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the 4th century BC to the year 2001. 2nd edition, with illustrations.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography [Gale] - Full Text
Full text biographical articles on scientists, from classical antiquity to modern times.
Gale Literary Index
Sources for biographies of writers in many disciplines.
Lives
Online Biographical Metapage
Marquis Who's Who - Full Text
Searchable biographies from Who's Who in America, Who was Who in America, and the regional and subject Who's Who titles.

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