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Biographies

Biography.com
Biographies on historical figures, celebrities, CEO's, political leaders, and more.

Canadian Literary Centre  
Book and reference content from Essays on Canadian Writing Press (ECW Press). ECW Press also provides several individual books, biographies, and author biographies.

Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly  
Canadian biographies from Thomson Gale.

Credo Reference 
Biographical Dictionaries of 20th Century Philosophers, Artists, Economists, Women Economists, Modern Egypt, Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Scientists, Peerage & Baronetage, People of Today, Modern American Philosophers, Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930, First Ladies of the United States, Obituaries, Military Lives, Great Thinkers, Music, Linguistics, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, Notable American Women, Women, Waterloo, Cricketer's, and the Routledge series of Who's Who in America, The World, Ancient Egypt, Christianity, Classical Mythology, Gay and Lesbian History, The Roman World, The New Testament and The Old Testament.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (available in English and French)
Biographical information on important people in Canadian history and culture.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Biographies of women who contributed to our culture, such as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and more.

InfoPlease.com Biographies
Biographies grouped in areas of interest, or searchable by the person's name.

MasterFILE Premier   
Contains 84,774 biographies and an image collection.

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