Biographical Research: Sources

Biographical data for living U.S. and Canadian scientists in physical and biological sciences, public health, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

This work provides biographies of persons, including women and members of ethnic minorities, who lived in the United States or who influenced life in the United States and who died before 1996.

This set, published annually, presents a cumulative index to biographical materials in books, and journals. Indexes interviews, obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs, juvenile literature, book review, and bibliographies. Most biographies are American.

Biographies of personalities prominent on the international scene, in the arts, sciences, industry, politics, education, and entertainment. Published annually.

"A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields." Includes only individuals who have published in book form and who were living at the time of the volume's publication. Publication began in 1962 and continues to add 4-5 volumes per year.

Concise biographies of deceased persons who lived in the United States.

Extended essays on literary personages from all time periods, all ethnic groups and all nationalities. In addition to authors in traditional literary genre there are volumes covering related areas such as journalists, screenwriters, and publishing houses.

Articles on the lives and works of scientists in the areas of "mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, and the sciences of the earth" from classical antiquity to modern times but "no articles on the careers of living persons."

This set contains the last-published sketches of biographies, with dates of birth and death, and biographical information. Published every ten years.

This set contains sketches of biographies, with dates of birth and death, and biographical information. Arranged by name, geographical area, and by occupation. Published yearly.