Biographical Resources: A Research Guide: Subject Biographies

New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Online only.
"...offers in-depth biographies of the most important economic figures in American history from the seventeenth century to the present day. All of the major schools of American economic thought are represented, from the Constitutional school to the Keynesian school, and the dictionary includes in-depth coverage of the many overlooked women who have influenced economic thought in America." [Publisher's description]

London: Thoemmes Continuum, 2006.
Online and in print (Olin Library Stacks B 741 .B56 2006)
2006 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
"The notion of philosophy has been interpreted broadly to include a large number of intellectuals who were interested in conceptual issues that either directly relate to philosophy or form part of the background of Islamic philosophy as a whole. 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." [Publisher's description]

2nd edition.
New York: Springer, 2014.
Online only.
2,357 online biographical articles on astronomers throughout history and worldwide.

An online research guide created by Kofi Acree, Librarian at Cornell, for locating information about people of African descent. Includes online and print resources.

The Biographical Sources section of the Feminism, Gender and Sexuality Studies research guide.

Detroit: Scribner, 2008.
Lengthy, readable, and signed essays on the major scientists in world history. The standard biographical reference in the history of science. Merges entries from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography (18 volumes, 1970) and the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (8 volumes, 2008).

Institüt für Frauen-Biographieforschung.
Biographies primarily in German. English-language interface also available.
The database Notable Women International contains biographical information on more than 30,000 women worldwide. For now, 600 of them are searchable on this website, accumulated since 1982 by Luise F. Pusch. Each record contains name, dates and places of birth and death, and nationality plus, if possible, additional information on the woman's life and work, and a list of sources for further research.