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Biographical Sources

BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES



General Biographical Resources
Academy of Achievement
BBC: Historical Figures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

Biographies: American History From Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/

Biographical Dictionary

http://www.s9.com/

Biography Center

Shmoop: Biography

http://www.shmoop.com/biography/

Who2 Biographies


Specialized Biographical Sources

Artists
Astronauts
Astronaut Biographies

Athletes
All-Time Great NBA Players
http://www.nba.com/history/players/
Basketball Hall of Famers
International Boxing Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
LPGA: Professional Golfers
National Track & Field Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Famers

Composers
Classical Net - Composer Master Index

Inventors
Mathematicians
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Indexes of Biographies: History of Math


Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Presidents of the United States
POTUS: Presidents of the United States

World of Scientific Biography


Rulers and Leaders
Britain's Prime Ministers
Biographies: Female Heroes & Rulers

Scientists
Canadian Scientists
Chemical Heritage Foundation: People
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Famous Astronomers and Astrophysicists

Writers

African-American Biographical Sources
African-American Pioneers
African-Americans

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio...

Black History Month
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Hall of Black Achievement Gallery
History Makers: The Nation's Largest African'American Video Oral History Collection
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/

Hispanic Biographical Sources
Hispanic Heritage: Biographies
Famous Hispanics in the World and History

Native Americans
American Indian Biographies A to Z
Native Americans: Powerful People
Notable American Indians

Women's Biographical Sources
Biographies of Notable Medieval and Renaissance Women
Celebrating Women's History: Biographies

http://www.galeschools.com/womens_history/bio/

National First Ladies’ Library
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/
Suffragists
Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Women's History