Biography

last updated 17 November 2005

General

Biographical Dictionary: Links

[index to websites, arranged by subject]
Biographies (Britannica.com)

[websites, encyclopedia entries, magazines, and related books]
Biography & Genealogy Master Index

[determine which publication to use for biographical info]
Biography Center

[search a name, the site gives you a list of biographies from other sites]
Biography.com

[provides about one paragraph of information]
Infoplease Biography Search
Lives: The Biography Resource

[guide to biography sites on the web]
PeopleSpot

[people information portal]

Arts & Humanities

Dictionary of Art Historians

[historians, museum directors and scholars of art]
Twentieth Century Authors

[selected sites covering prominent English language authors]
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color

[writers listed by racial/ethnic background]

Business

Forbes.com's People Tracker

[Track executives and members of the Forbes rich and celebrity lists]

The Deceased

Cemetery Records Online

[find burial records and tombstone inscriptions]
Dead People Server

[list of interesting celebrities who are dead, newly dead or retired]
Legacy.com: Your Nationwide Resource for Obituaries

[recent obituaries from more than 1,000 newspapers]

Leaders/Public Figures

American Presidents: Life Portraits

[factual data and TV programming information]
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[search name, state, and position]
Congressional Directory

[Official directory of the U.S. Congress. Short biographies of each member of the Senate and House]
Political Graveyard

[tells where dead politicians are buried]
POTUS-Presidents of the United States

[background info., election results, notable events]
PublicFigure

[Profiles, breaking news & photographs of 5000+ newsmakers]

Native Americans

Native American Authors

[find bibliographies, interviews, online texts, and tribal websites]

Science

4000 Years of Women in Science

[The History of women in science from antiquity to the nineteenth century.]
Biographies of Women Mathematicians

[search alphabetically or chronologically]
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

[Biographical information on 20th century women who have made a significant contribution to the field of physics.]
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Indexes of [Mathematicians] Biographies

[alphabetical and chronological index]
Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles and Momentous Discoveries

[e-Book]
Other Web Sites on Women in Science
Women in Science

[The San Diego Supercomputer Center presents Women in Science.]