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Biography.com
The Arts & Entertainment cable channel companion. Short biographies
of 15,000 people living and deceased.
http://www.biography.com
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Biographical Dictionary
Short entries of people from ancient times to present. Searchable by
keyword, name or date.
http://www.s9.com/biography/
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Distinguished Women
Biographies of women past and present in a variety of fields.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com
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Librarian's Index to the Internet: People
Internet resources selected and evaluated
by librarians for their usefulness. Includes links to biographies and
biographical dictionaries as well as geneology information.
http://lii.org/search/file/people
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Great
Web Sites for Kids: Biographies
Links to several biography sites, individual and collective, for historical
figures. From the American Library Association.
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites
&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=11
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National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
The biographies on this site provide a personal and scholarly view of the lives and
work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science
in the United States.
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMOIRS_A
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Profiles in Science
This site celebrates twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health.
It makes the archival collections of prominent scientists, physicians, and others who
have advanced the scientific enterprise available online to the public.
http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/
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refdesk.com
My Facts Page Biography/ Who's Who. Search by name or select from extensive
list of categories.
http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html
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Infoplease.com: Biography
Facts about people in headlines. Detailed profiles, some lengthy. Full-length
articles about recent newsmakers.
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
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WIC Biography Index
Part of Women's International Center website, biographies of well-known
& obscure women with photos. Also, excellent links to women's history
in America & women's resources on the net.
http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
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