Pathfinder:  Biography

In the Library:

Browse the shelves at these Dewey numbers:      

Check in the Reference Section at 920

Elms Databases:

Biography Reference Bank. Articles about more than a half-million people, most in full text, from around the world, both living and dead.

Gale Biography in Context  Biographies on athletes, African Americans, American presidents, environmentalists, notable women, children's authors, scientists and social reformers.

Gale Virtual Reference Library and Gale Student Resources in Context Full text of  biography books and thousands of succinct biographies from biography reference books

Biographical Dictionary    "This dictionary 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."

Biographies    Links to hundreds of biography sites!

Biography    More than 30,000 biographies from Infoplease.com.

Biography.com    A database of 25,000 people - past and present.

Catholic Online Saints & Angels    Biographical  information on saints and angels.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present    "This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others. "

List of Popes    Provides a biography of all 265 Popes of the Roman Catholic Church from 32 AD to the present. Includes  links to online speeches and writings.

Lives    "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. Group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography."

Who's Who in American History: Civil War to the Present    Search for famous Americans by name, era, or occupation. There is also a photo gallery.