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Biographies contain information about people, both living and deceased. They can contain brief summaries of data about individuals, contain lists of citations of resources about a person, or be full length books detailing the life of one particular person. One would use a biography to look up facts or detailed information about a person or group of people.

Combines the in-depth, original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, plus the periodicals coverage of Biography Index, full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from the complete range of Wilson databases including biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries.

Biographies Biographies contain information about people, both living and deceased. General Biography Databases. American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window Authoritative bios of more than 19, prominent people who lived in what is now the United States from the Colonial Period to the present. Everyone included is deceased.

Over million short biographical entries for individuals who lived across the world from ancient times to the present.

Includes bibliographic data on publications by and about these individuals. Search by name orvarious characteristics including gender, ethnicity, occupation, dates. Biography Reference Source This link opens in a new window Combines the in-depth, original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, plus the periodicals coverage of Biography Index, full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from the complete range of Wilson databases including biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries.

World Biographical Information System This link opens in a new window Gives name, occupation, birth, and death dates for millions of individuals who are treated in thousands of reference works, and provides digital facsimiles of biographical articles from printed reference works published from the 16th to the 21st century. Marquis Who's Who This link opens in a new window Brief biographical entries on prominent persons of any nationality, with emphasis on living Americans.

Significant historical content as well. World Who's Who This link opens in a new window Basic biographical data on more than 23, prominent living or recently deceased individuals from around the world. Report a problem.