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Finding Biographies in the MERLIN Catalog

Enter a person's name and the word biography.
e.g. steve jobs biography

American National Biography
A biographical dictionary of about 17,500 individuals significant to American history, from the earliest recorded European exploration to the 21st century. These are print books.
Discovery Collection
Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.

Biographical Dictionary
Brief entries for over 28,000 people. Searchable by name, birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works. Wiki format.
Biography.com
Short biographies of over 25,000 people provided by the A & E Television network. Includes related web links.
Biography Center
Provides web links to over 4000 biographies.
InfoPlease Biographies
BBC Historical Figures
Worldwide biographies provided by the British Broadcasting Company.
Biographies Polysearch Engine
Search engine that correlates data from multiple biographical websites.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present
Provides biographical data on past and present congressmen.
POTUS Presidents of the United States
Provides biographical data on U.S. Presidents.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Produced by the CIA.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
National Women's Hall of Fame
Biographies of American Women.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences