Primary History Biography

American National Biography
Also Known as: ANB
The American National Biography (ANB) is the successor to The Dictionary of American Biography (DAB)(1926-1937). As such, it is a source of biographical information on Americans of significance, both ...   [more]

Oxford Art Online
Also Known as: Grove Dictionary of Art Online, Grove Art Online, Dictionary of Art, Macmillan Dictionary of Art
Contains 45,000 authoritative articles on all aspects of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Includes biographies of artists, patrons, an...   [more]
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Also Known as: Dictionary of National Biography
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Oxford Music Online
Also Known as: Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Music Online, grove music online
Enhanced online version of the 29-volume print edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition, also comprising the complete New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Contains scholarly ...   [more]

Important History Biography

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie/Neue Deutsche Biographie Register
Index to two standard German biographical encyclopedias, with links (sometimes) to the actual article. (Van Pelt CT1053/.A52, CT1053/.N4)...   [more]
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - present
Biographical entries those individuals who have served in the national legislature and the Continental Congress. ...   [more]
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Includes people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada. This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1920 or whose last known date of activity fa...   [more]
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People of the Founding Era: A Prosopographical Account
Also Known as: PFE, People of the Founding Era
This powerful online resource provides biographical information for thousands of individuals born between 1713 and 1815. Beginning with 12,000 but eventually expanding to over 60,000 people, the subje...   [more]
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Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War (1890-1918)
Overview: Wilhelmine Germany, 1890-1914 | I. Economic Development | II. Society and Culture | III. "Modern Life": Diagnoses, Prescriptions, Alternatives | IV. State and Society | ...   [more]
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World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS)
Also Known as: WBIS Online , world biographical information systems index
Containing 3.2 million. short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. The entry ...   [more]

Related History Biography

Facts on File
Also Known as: World News Digest @ Facts.com , World News Digest
Full-text of the Facts on File World News Digest from 1980 forward. World News Archive from 1940-79 and Reuters News for the last two weeks. facts.com...   [more]
Holdings: January 1980-present. Weekly updates. Hourly newsfeeds.
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