Biography Resources Subject Guide
Find Articles
Start with an index to locate articles in journals, newspapers or magazines. An index allows you to search by subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic.
- Biography Index (CT100 .B56 INDEXES - covers 1946-91)-- A printed index.
- Academic Search Premier
- MasterFILE Premier
- Biography Index - (1984 - present)
- MLA Bibliography
- Periodical Abstracts (PerAbs)
- Readers Guide
Find Books
Listed below are selected biographical resources which are available in most libraries. Some of these are available in the UAf Rasmuson Library.
General
Current Biography (CT100 C8 REF), a biographical dictionary
Authors
African American Writers
PS153 N5 A344 1990 REF
American Writers
PS129 A55 REF
British Writers
PR85 B688 REF
Contemporary Authors
Z1010 C65 REF
The Critical Perspective - a brief portraits of crucial British and American Authors
PR85 C76 1985 REF
Dictionary of Literary Biography
PN451 D53 REF
Modern American Women Writers
PS151 M54 1991 REF
Latin American Writers
PQ7081 A1 L37 1989 REF
Scientists
The biographical dictionary of scientists
Q141.B528 2000 REF
Biographical dictionary of women in science : pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century
Q141.B5285 2000 REF
Collins biographical dictionary of scientists / edited by Trevor Williams - Q141.C65 1994 REF
Web Resources
General Biographies
- Biography.com A searchable database of 25,000 famous people, from the folks who produce the TV show Biography.
- Biography-center A multi-lingual biographical dictionary.
- The Biographical
DictionaryBiographies of more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. - InfoPlease - Biography
- Time 100 -TIME profiles 100 of the most important people of the 20th Century.
Subject Biographies
Artists
Historical Figures
- British Royalty
- Distinguished Women
- List of Popes
- Nobel Laureates
- Presidents of the United States
- World Leaders
Musicians
Philosophers and Writers
Scientists
- Anthropology Biography Web Biographies of anthropologists and scientists that have had an influence on anthropology.
Additional Resources
To find in-depth biographies for specific persons, try a KEYWORD search the Goldmine, the UAF online catalog.
Example:
Einstein and biography
For information on "biographical writing" try the following SUBJECT search:
Biography as a literary form
**Always remember to check the copyright date to see how current the information is.
Updated: 01/18/2008