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http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_m_dedhamhs?db=BioRC
(A subscription database. Click the link above in school or access off campus with your Dedham Public Library card.)
Bullet "Start of Last Name." Type last name FIRST in the search box. Click tabs to move from reference book material to magazines or web sites. Click over citations retrieved to open to full-text.
400,000 biographies of important individuals from ancient times to today's sports stars, musicians, and Nobel prize winners. |
http://www.biography.com/search/index.jsp
"25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present." Search by name, keyword, or broad category. Look down the page for an A-Z list of people. From the A & E channel. |
http://www.achievement.org/
Includes some of the most prominent and "extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century." Most of those profiled are American, and they represent individuals across many fields, including sports, science, arts and popular entertainment, business and public service. Includes interviews. |
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
More than 30,000 individuals from Infoplease.com. Search by name or keyword or choose from several categories including People in the News . |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
300 of the "movers and shakers of history."
From the BBC. |
http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html
Suggests links for presidents, popes, inventors, and more. |
http://lii.org >Click on "People">Select "Notable People" >Select "More Subtopics"
"Notable People," arranged by subject. |
http://www.who2.com/
Basic biographical information, plus recommended web sites. Includes living and dead. |
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Last Updated 11/6/06/L.Davies |
