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resources are available in Pius Library. Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog by subject, Biography and its subdivisions.
For a biography of a specific person search by person's name, last name
first. To find biographies for categories of people, seach for
Scientists--Biography, Artists--Biography, etc. |
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S9.com Biographical
Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This site covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world
from ancient times to the present day.The dictionary can be searched
by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and
artistic works, achievements, and other keywords. This is a Wikipedia-like site so you can add or edit biographies.
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The
American Presidency
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html
A Celebration of the History of the Nation's Highest Office from Grolier
online. Select from three encyclopedias: New Book of
Kowledge, Academic American, or Encyclopedia Americana
to retrieve information about the presidents. Also includes links
about the presidency, the political process, and election results.
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bio.Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
From the A & E Channel, this site includes videos, biographies, photo galleries. This searchable
database presents over 25,000 biographies of people, past and present
including the week's top 10 biographies and a biography of someone born
on the today's date.
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Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Provides a search engine by name, position (representative or senator),
or state to find biographical information about any person who has served
in the United States Congress since its beginning in 1774 to present.
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biography-center
http://www.biography-center.com/
This site takes a different approach in providing biographical information
for famous people. Select a random biography or browse in English,
French, German, or Spanish. The result takes you to another site
where a profile or biography of the person exists such as Nobel Prizes,
Amazon.com, etc. Sites referenced are uneven in content.
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Dictionary
of New Zealand Biography
http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/
The electronic counterpart of the 5-volume print Dictionary of New
Zealand Biography. Includes only biographies of deceased
New Zealanders appearing in the 1990-2000 edition of the print volumes.
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Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/
This site collects and arranges biographies of women on the web by Fields
of Activity and by last name. It also includes a list of related
sites.
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National
Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp
Browse lists of inventors alphabetically by name or by date of induction
into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Look for inventions in the
Index of Inventions, or search the entire site by keyword. "The
National Inventors Hall of Fame was established in 1973 by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and what is now the National Council of
Intellectual
Property Law Associations." (text from site)
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New
Advent: The List of Popes
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm
Provided by New Advent, Inc., biographies of Popes prior to 1913 are
transcribed from the CatholicEncyclopdia, 1913. Biographical
information about Popes after 1913 is excerpted from Popes Through
the Ages by Joseph Brusher, S.J. [Ref. BX 955 .B77 1964].
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Nobel
Prize Internet Archive
http://nobelprizes.com/
Made available by Almaz Enterprises, this site is not associated with
the Nobel Foundation (http://www.nobel.se),
but does provide information about Nobel Prize winners in addition to
listing all winners by Nobel category.
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Political
Graveyard - A Database of Historical Cemeteries
http://www.potifos.com/tpg/
"The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried"
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POTUS:
Presidents of the United States
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
From the Internet Public Library site, presidents of the U.S. are listed
alphabetically with pictures. The biographies include each President's
cabinet and others associated with him. Searching by topic or
person is available.
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Union
List of Artist Names Online
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/ulan/index.html
Part of the Getty Vocabulary Program at the Getty Research Institute,
this database of artists' and architects' names includes variant names,
some biographical information and a bibliography listing the sources
of the information presented.
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Who's
Alive and Who's Dead
http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/
Information for each person includes whether alive or dead, birth date
and death date (if applicable) and age. Famous people are listed
alphabetically and by category: Actors and Actresses, Musical
Performers, Other Performers, Political Figures, Athletes and Sports
Figures, and All Other Categories. Also browse in alphabetical
order.
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World Leaders
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
Site is part of the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence WWW
site. It lists offices and name of person holding each office
in country selected.
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Last updated November 29, 2007. |
