Virtual Reference Desk : Biographical Sources

• American National Biography
• Biography.com (over 20,000 brief entries)
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Biography Index (July 1984-) Discontinued by OhioLINK July 1, 2006. (more info.)
• Contemporary Authors (Replaced by Literary Reference Center July 1, 2006 )
• Dictionary of Literary Biography
• Historic New York Times 1857-2001
• International Who's Who
• The Internet Public Library: Biographies
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Biographical Information (select Reference, then Biographical Information)
• Literary Reference Center
• Lives, the Biography Resource (links to biographical information available on Internet)
• Marquis Who's Who on the Web
• MasterFILE Premier (limit search to Publication Type of "Biography")
• Nobel Prize Internet Archive
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Strong Men & Women

See also: Obituaries.

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