Online Reference- Biography
Biographies: Top
Biography.com - Notable
personalities from antiquity to the present. Recent entries can include
photograph, list of works, video, and related Web links. Information
from the A&E, Cambridge Encyclopedia and Dictionary of American
Biography.
Lives, the Biography Resource -
Directory of links to sites that focus on the lives of individuals or
groups of people. Links to primary biographical source material such as
images, diaries, memoirs, interviews, etc.
Biographies Polysearch Engine - Access biographical information,
sketches, and full biographies of famous and infamous historical
figures, politicians, scientists, authors, artists & athletes
Biographical Dictionary -
Includes brief biographies of notable men and women covering ancient
times to the present day. Also suggested ways to use for students and
teachers.
Time 100: Choosing
the Century's Most Influential People - A five part series, which
covers 100 of this century's most influential people. Profiles of
Leaders & Revolutionaries; Artists & Entertainers; Builders & Titans;
Scientists & Thinkers; and Heroes & Icons
Specialized Biographies: Top
Academy of Achievement - Under
the Gallery of Achievers, it depicts the achievements of "extraordinary
individuals who have shaped the twentieth century" in the arts,
business, public service, science & exploration, and sports. Some
interviews (audio and video) included.
American Presidents: Life
Portraits - Part biography and part travelogue, this site profiles
the personal and public lives of each of the U. S. presidents.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
- Biographical information for all individuals who have served in the
United States Congress and the Continental Congress. Biographies are
also included for persons who have served as delegates to Congress from
the territories of the United States.
Conversations
with History - Interviews with distinguished people such as:
"diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts;
scientists ...Conducted at the University of California's Institute of
International Studies.
Gale's
Celebrating Women's History: Biographies
Historic Figures
- Brief biographies about more than 300 "movers and shakers of history." From
the BBC.
Invention Dimension
- American inventors and information related to past and current inventors.
Has science games and links to collection of invention sites including
the "Wacky Patent of the
Month,"
People - Includes
biographies of historical and contemporary figures. Search by name or
one of the categories (sports, presidents, vice presidents,
entertainment, people in the news, business leaders, world leaders, and
deaths in the current and previous years).
Uncle
Sam: Who's Who in the Federal Government - This browsable list of
links provides the official sites for selected elected and appointed
officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the
federal government including Cabinet members and administrators of
agencies.
