Books
Finding Biographies in the MERLIN Catalog
Enter a person's name and the word biography.
e.g. steve jobs biography
Search the MERLIN Catalog for Biographies
MU Libraries Resources
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American National BiographyA 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.
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Discovery CollectionThousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Lexis Nexis AcademicLexisNexis has the Who's Who publications and many other biographical resources. Use the RESEARCH PEOPLE box on the LexisNexis search page.
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Literary IndexLiterary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references more than 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source.
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Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe ODNB provides concise, illustrated biographies of over 57,000 people associated with the British Isles, from the 4th century BC to the 21st century. This is the first place to go for British biographical information and bibliographies of additional biographical sources. It is updated 3 times each year.
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New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansNew Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is the premier music encyclopedia. Includes the New Grove Dictionaries of Jazz and Opera.
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Free Biographical Sources
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Biographical DictionaryBrief entries for over 28,000 people. Searchable by name, birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works. Wiki format.
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Biography.comShort biographies of over 25,000 people provided by the A & E Television network. Includes related web links.
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Biography CenterProvides web links to over 4000 biographies.
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BBC Historical FiguresWorldwide biographies provided by the British Broadcasting Company.
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Biographies Polysearch EngineSearch engine that correlates data from multiple biographical websites.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - PresentProvides biographical data on past and present congressmen.
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POTUS Presidents of the United StatesProvides biographical data on U.S. Presidents.
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Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsProduced by the CIA.
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National Women's Hall of FameBiographies of American Women.
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Invent Now!Database of biographies of inventors
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