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Biographical Resources

American National Biography (Oxford U. Press)
The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the United States.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale Research)
A comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
Biography Index (WilsonWeb)
Access is restricted to the Yale University and Yale-New Haven Medical Center Community.
Biography Resource Center (GaleNet)
The BioRC combines over 300,000 biographies on more than 200,000 people from 70 respected Gale Group sources. Access is restricted to the Yale University and Yale-New Haven Medical Center Community.
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Note: DLB is part of Gale Literary Databases)
In-depth information on the lives and writings of authors along with critical reaction to their works.
National Inventors Hall of Fame (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
National Inventors Hall of Fame allows you to do an electronic search on inventors in the hall of fame and their inventions.
Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Website presents information about the Nobel Prizes, the Nobel Laureates and their discoveries.
World Biographical Index (KG Saur)
The World Biographical Index is a good first step for locating very basic information about people from North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, through the beginning of the 20th century. It is essentially an index to over 3000 biographical reference works.