Databases by type: Biographical

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Ancestry® Library Edition, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

1300-present
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Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies.

400 BCE-present
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Credo Reference provides access to hundreds of reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations) from over 70 academic publishers.

2000-present
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Featuring comprehensive literary biographies, you'll find profiles of more than 143,000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.

1978-present
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Gale Literary Sources provides combined access to Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Criticism Online and to Something About the Author Online.

1400s-present
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Gale Literature Resource Center offers up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 150,000 writers in all disciplines,

1200-present
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Biographies of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century.

Ancient times-present
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Something About the Author Online covers the lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

1971-present
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