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Biographical Dictionaries

Dictionary of Canadian Biography by University of Toronto
Call Number: FC25
Covers 1000 AD to 1930 AD. Also available in 15 print volumes.
Dictionary of Literary Biography by Margaret A. Van Antwerp (Editor)
ISBN: 0810311127
Publication Date: 2013
The Gale Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online, also includes access to Something About the Author Online and Literature Criticism Online.
Dictionary of Political Biography by Edited by Dennis Kavanagh and Christopher Rich
ISBN: 9780191751080
Publication Date: 2013
This dictionary includes all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Each entry includes an account of the background, career, and achievements of the individual concerned.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by H. C. G. Matthew (Editor); Brian Harrison (Editor)
ISBN: 9780198614111
Publication Date: 2004-09-23
An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000. Excludes living people.
Dictionary of Scientists by Oxford University Press Staff
ISBN: 0192800868
Publication Date: 1999-06-24
From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this dictionary provides the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary entries available.
The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography by Maggy Hendry; Jenny Uglow
ISBN: 1403934487
Publication Date: 2005-04-16
This Biography includes women who have hit the headlines in the five years since the last edition - including Condoleezza Rice, Nigella Lawson, Paula Radcliffe, Brenda Hale and Tracey Emin. Activitists from various international countries have been includes in this biography.

Biographical encyclopedias

Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman (Editor)
Call Number: Internet Resource
ISBN: 9781843711483
Publication Date: 2006-08-15
Included are details about the lives of significant legal thinkers, theologians, political thinkers and even geographers where their lives are relevant indicators of the progress of philosophy in the Islamic world.
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers by Thomas Hockey (Editor-In-Chief); Thomas A. Hockey; JoAnn Palmeri (Other Adaptation by); Katherine Bracher (Editor); Marvin Bolt (Other Adaptation by); Richard Jarrell (Editor); Jordan D. Marché (Editor); F. Jamil Ragep (Editor); Virginia Trimble (Editor)
ISBN: 9780387310220
Publication Date: 2007-10-05
This encyclopedia is the collective work of about 400 authors drawn from 40 different countries. Included are more than 1550 biographical sketches on astronomers broken down into four periods: Ancient-Medieval, Non-Western, Early Modern, and Modern, including the likes of Newton and Einstein as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci.
The Concise Encyclopedia of WESTERN PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS by J.O.Urmson and Jonathan Rée
ISBN: 9786610152162
Publication Date: 2005
Includes articles from leading philosophical authors and about philosophy thinkers of the age.
Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists by Fayeq S. Oweis
ISBN: 9780313337307
Publication Date: 2007-12-01
The rich history and culture of the Arab American people is found in the passionate works of its artists. |Many of the artists included here, though their works appear in museums and galleries throughout the world, have never before been featured in a reference book. Interviews conducted by the author provide a personal look into the experiences and creative processes of these artists.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History by Bonnie G. Smith (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195148909
Publication Date: 2008-01-23
Comprehensive coverage of the role women have played throughout world history. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.