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Biography
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
Searchable by name, position, year served, or state.
Biographies of the Founding Fathers
Contains biographical sketches of signers of the Declaration, Articles of
Confederation, and Constitution, scanned from 19th century biographical
encyclopedias, from Colonial Hall.
Biographical Dictionary
Includes more than 28,000 brief biographies of notable men and women covering
ancient times to the present day. Searchable by birth years, death years,
positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements,
and other keywords.
Biography.com
From A & E; search by full name, last name, or browse first letters. Contains
over 25,000 names.
CMG Worldwide Client List
Links to licensing info for hundreds of celebrities also contain biographies.
Chef Biographies
Comprehensive list of resources compiled by Judy McConnell,
librarian liaison to the School of Hospitality.
Who2
In addition to giving you the "hard facts" about biographical subjects,
this site also provides links to reliable websites about the persons of
interest. Who2 is edited by R.F. Holznagel and Paul Hehn.
Women's Legal History Biography Project
By the Stanford Law School, chronicles 371 women who had an impact on the
legal profession.