Online Biographies of Disciplines or Subjects
These titles are a few examples of many hundreds of biographical reference titles available for specific fields of study and subjects. A title search in our library catalog on the phrase "biographical dictionary of" yields over 350 items, for example.
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BiografiA: Lexikon österreichischer FrauenCall Number: Olin Library Stacks HQ 1605 .A3 B56 2016Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2016.
4 volumes.
Biographical dictionary of Austrian women.
Also available online as open access (separate links for each online volume):
Band 1: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32407
Band 2: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32406
Band 3: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32404
Band 4: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32405
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The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists.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] -
The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy.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] -
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers2nd edition.
New York: Springer, 2014.
Online only.
2,357 online biographical articles on astronomers throughout history and worldwide. -
Biographical Resources: An African and African Diaspora ApproachAn online research guide created by Kofi Acree, Librarian at Cornell, for locating information about people of African descent. Includes online and print resources.
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Biographical Resources: Women.The Biographical Sources section of the Feminism, Gender and Sexuality Studies research guide.
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Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.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).
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Dictionary of Labour BiographyLondon: Macmillan.
Volumes 1-13 (1972-2010) are at Catherwood (ILR) Library Reference HD 8393 .A1 B44 in print format.
Volumes XIV (2018) and XV (2019) are available as single volumes online from Palgrave Macmillan.
Biographical entries on people from "the British labour movement and neglected political traditions." [catalog Summary]
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FembioInstitüt 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.
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Répertoire international des médiévistesCall Number: Library Annex D 116.5 .R42An international directory of medievalists. Library has 3rd-5th.eds. (1965-1979),
7th-8th eds. (1990-1995).
Biographies of Disciplines or Subjects, in print format only
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Geographers: Biobibliographical StudiesMansell/Bloomsbury Academic, 1977 to date.
Uris Library Stacks Oversize Z 6004 .B6 G34 +
This annual "biobibliography" consists of lengthy essays on a handful of deceased prominent geographers. Essays end with very substantial bibliographies and a chronology of the subject's work.
