Reference

Biography

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* New Zealand

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* Biography in Context
Biographical information on more than one million people.
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* Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2001. More than 50,000 entries.
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* Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. Includes over 10,000 scholarly biographies of significant Australians who died before 1980.
* Biography @ Credo referenceplus
A collection of reference books covering Biography.
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* Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage
Published by Debrett's Peerage Ltd., 2001. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* A Dictionary of Political Biography
Published by Oxford University Press, 1998. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* A Dictionary of Scientists
Published by Oxford University Press, 1999. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* The Kings and Queens of Britain
Published by Oxford University Press, 2001. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* The Oxford Dictionary of Popes
Published by Oxford University Press, 1986. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Published by Oxford University Press, 2003. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible
Published by Oxford University Press, c2001. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* The Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women
Published by Penguin Books, 1998. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in Ancient Egypt
Published by Routledge, 1999. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in Christianity
Published by Routledge, 1998. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in the Classical World
Oxford University Press, 2000. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* Who's Who in the New Testament
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2002. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in the Old Testament
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2002. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in The Roman World
Published by Routledge, c2002. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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* Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
Oxford University Press, 1999. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* Australasian Art Obituaries Index
Lists obituaries for Australasian artists and art professionals noted by the Research Library from 1990 to date. From the National Gallery of Australia Research Library
* Biographical Dictionary
covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
* biography.com
Searchable database of 15,000 brief biographies of prominent people past and present. From the Biography Channel. Includes Born this Day feature.
* Born on this day
From the Biography Channel.
* Dictionary of Art Historians
A biographical and methodological database intended as a beginning point to learning the background of major art historians of western art history. A free, copyrighted scholarly database for the use of researchers, students and the public.
* Dictionary of Australian Artists Online
The Dictionary of Australian Artists Online is an open access and dynamic scholarly reference work. You can search 7881 biographies by over 400 biographers, and watch for 467 new biographies currently in progress. You can discover themes and patterns from 45 years of art scholarship.
* Dictionary of Canadian biography Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
* Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years
* Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
Over 1000 scientists - browse by branch of science, gender/minority status, historical period, nationality and prize winners.
* Historic Figures
biographies of the movers and shakers of history, from BBCi History
* National Portrait Gallery Search London
A search facility with 60,574 portraits from the Gallery's collections, 40,288 of which are illustrated.
* Official website of the British Monarchy
An authorative resource on the Monarchy and Royal family, past and present. Includes history, family trees, and information about the monarchy today.
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors the legendary performers, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys and others who have made rock and roll the force in our culture that it is. From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.