Hundreds of biographical dictionaries and other sources in full text. Includes photographs and illustrations. Search by name, occupation, place of birth, birth and death dates, religion, gender, organization name.

An important biographical resource, the online version includes all articles published to date, along with access to the predecessors of the AKL, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Kunstler von der Antike bis Zur Gegenwart (Thieme-Becker) and for the 20th century, Vollmer. Also includes the AKL's Bio-Bibliographical Index (A-Z), and the Kunstlerlexikon der Antike.

Biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. Each edition includes biographical entries on approximately 120,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; awards; memberships; research information; and addresses for each entrant where available.

Authoritative bios of more than 18,000 prominent Americans who are deceased. Updated monthly. Includes bibliographic data on publications by and about these individuals. Search by name or various characteristics including gender, ethnicity, occupation, dates.

Includes some 51,000 personalities from the 8th century BCE to the 8th century CE. The entire Greek and Roman worlds are covered in 195 volumes of 87 biographical reference works.

Combined index that identifies 13+million entries in hundreds of biographical sources. International coverage. Updated twice yearly.

Links to 500,000 biographical entries in standard reference sources. Also lists bio coverage in contemporary magazines from 1984 to present. Offers multiple search criteria: name, race, ethnicity, gender, occupation, date, and keyword. Especially strong for US.

Combines the in-depth, original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, plus the periodicals coverage of Biography Index, full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from the complete range of Wilson databases (including biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries).

Detailed biographies of nearly 2500 Chinese leaders, searchable by name, institution, or location. Other tools allow identification of similarities in the backgrounds of officials and tracking of daily appearances of 200 of the most important officials.

Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists.

Provides full text of biographies, bibliographies, literary criticism, and other resources on authors of all categories and eras.

Biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage of various nationalities .

Biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of Latino heritage who form the international Hispanic community.

Biographical information on important figures in today's musical arena, covering artists working in all genres of modern music, including rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae.

Extensive biographic and bibliographic data on authors from around the world. Search by name or ethnicity, genre, date, place, literary movement. Part of Literature Resources Online collection.

Articles on artists in all visual media, worldwide. Also covers noted art historians, patrons, collectors, curators, and arts administrators. Links to illustrations. Updated quarterly.

Biographical articles for composers, performers, librettists, conductors and others. Includes entries from Grove dictionaries of jazz and opera as well.

Basic biographical data on more than 23,000 prominent living or recently deceased individuals from around the world.

Reveals the face of research--the people behind the accomplishments in 21 broad subject categories in life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, engineering and social sciences.

Useful for basic biographical information on 1+ million prominent living individuals from across the US. Some international coverage. Updated daily

Illustrated collection of 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of Great Britain, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.

Provides brief information on corporate executives. Click on companies and then search the publication "Register Executives".

Gives name, occupation, birth and death dates for 3.6 million individuals cited in 6300 biographical reference tools.