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Artistic Lives
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Artists'
Biographies
One of the most comprehensive sites for information about painters,
sculptors, photographers, architects, designers and other artists.
Of the more than 16,000 biographies lists, some 15,000 are derived
from articles in The Grove Dictionary of Art.
- the-artistis.org
There are two primary search options; biographies of 20th century and
contemporary visual artists from an alphabetical list or artist's name
from a list organized by art movement, style or medium.
- Union
List of Artist Names (ULAN)
ULAN is a structured vocabulary "that contains around 220,000 names
and other information about artists". The scope is global and the
periods covered are from antiquity to the present.
Entertainment/Media Lives
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All Media Guide
This site provides information on all types of musicians, with biographical
details presented in six languages, information on recordings, tours
and history, listings and links to major influences, and a summary
of the artist's/group's achievements.
- Classical
Composers
- Internet
Movie Database (IMDb)
Allows searching of anyone involved with filmmaking.
- PBS Jazz
Nearly 100 famous jazz musicians are profiled at this site. Audio samples
of the artists' work are included.
- Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame
Information on rock stars inducted in to Hall of Fame can be searched
by name or induction year.
- What a Character!.com
Provides biographical information on hundreds of character actors and
allows searching by an alphabetical index.
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Biographical
Dictionary
Covering more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our
world from ancient times to the present day, this dictionary can be
searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions,
literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
- Biography.com
Includes over 25,000 entries on notable personalities, past and
present.
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders. The site includes
the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary
of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000. It does not
include people who are alive.
- Freeality
This site offers users a variety of sources for searching online bibliographies.
- Lives, the Biography Resource
Provides links to biography sites on the WEB for famous individuals
who are no longer living. Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies,
memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more.
- Well
Known People Who Happen to be Canadian
Provides links to sites on Canadian celebrities, artists, writers, politicians,
business people, scientists and more.
- World Biographical Index
Contains over 3.1 million short biographical entries for eminent individuals,
worldwide. Searches can be limited by occupation, year of birth or death
and other criteria.
- Yahoo:
People
There is a general list of categories followed by site listings.
Legal Lives
- Supreme Court
Justices
This site offers comprehensive biographical information on every U.S.
Supreme Court justice.
Literary Lives
- Biographies:
The Poets
A general utility site, the list of poets of brief and focused on British
writers from the 17th through the 19th centuries. It includes related
web links.
- Book Lovers-Great
Writers
Personal web page states that the writers listed have achieved "world
literature level" and they have at least one "significant" web page
devoted to them.
- Literary Index
Find which Gale literature series include entries on an author, search
for the title of a literary work to see who wrote it and/or where it's
discussed in Gale's literature criticism series. You may also look for
authors in the Index by name, birth date, death date, or nationality.
Philosophical Lives
- Major
World Philosophers
This site provides concise descriptions of the philosopher's origins,
major field of investigation, accomplishments and achievements.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
These biographical entries contain lengthy explanations of the philosopher's
areas of inquiry, bibliographies and links to related sites.
Political Lives
- Biographical
Directory of the U.S. Congress
This site offers a brief summary of the historical highlights of the
members of Congress from 1774 onwards.
- Political Graveyard
This site reveals where dead politicians are buried and also provides
basic biographical information on tens of thousands of politicians,
including dates of birth and death (if applicable), political position
held, relationship to other political figures, and numerous links to
other pertinent information.
- POTUS: Presidents of the U.S.
This site contains background information, election results, cabinet
members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the
presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video
files, and other presidential sites are also included.
Scientific Lives
- African-Americans
in the Sciences
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed
to the advancement of science and engineering.
- Anthropology
Biography Web
Brief descriptions of anthropologists and other scientists that have
direct influence on the discipline of anthropology.
- Biographies
of Biologists
A BIOSIS resource guide, the entries listed are selectively chosen from
other online sites and organized alphabetically.
- Mathematicians
Most biographies provide a portrait, list of references, a link to other
mathematicians born in the same country and other useful links.
- National
Inventors Hall of Fame
Each inventor is an inductee and each biography lists the date of induction,
the notable works and patent number(s). There are also links to other
sites.
Womens' Lives
- 4000 Years of
Women in Science
An alphabetical list of brief biographies.
- Distinguished Women of
Past & Present
This site, created and maintained by D. Bois, has biographies of women
who contributed to culture in many different ways. There are writers,
educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders,
artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years
ago and some are living today.
- Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers
of Color
Hosted by the University of Minnesota, this instructional site focuses
on the lives and works of North American women writers of color.
- Women's Legal History
Biography Project
Developed for a Stanford course on Women's Legal History, these biographies
on women in the field of law were written by students.
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