Biographies: General

Up-to-date biographies of the men and women who make today’s headlines and tomorrow’s history are published each month. Each year, all profiles and obituaries from the monthly issues of Current Biography are updated and presented alphabetically in a single hardcover volume known as the Yearbook. The annual volume also includes a complete cumulation of the year’s obituaries, a cumulated index of articles and obituaries published in the current decade, and a classification of the subjects of articles by their professions.

This text presents a who's who of Western culture, from Woody Allen to Emile Zola. Contains 400 essay-style entries, & covering the period from 1850 to the present, it includes artists, writers, dramatists, architects, philosophers, major political figures, composers, film-makers, & other culturally significant individuals.

A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.

This volume contains essential information on more than 30,000 deceased men and women from all parts of the world, all eras, and all fields of endeavor.

Newsmakers provides timely and informative profiles of the world's most interesting people. The annual cumulation makes Newsmakers a permanent reference source on 200 newsmakers of the year. The indexes help readers locate entries by name, nationality, occupation and subject. Separate obituaries provide concise profiles of recently deceased newsmakers.

Biographical information on more than 40,000 famous individuals and groups from Biblical times to the present. Entries provide subject's best-known name, complete name, nickname, name of group; dates and places of birth and death (when appropriate); and nationality and occupation.

Contains 9,000 brief profiles of the life and work of Americans from the colonial period to the present. Covers all fields from advertising to zoology, and attempts to provide full representation of women and minorities.

Featuring more than 80 new entries and hundreds of updates, this second edition of the classic Encyclopedia of American Biography (EAB) is the only in-depth, single volume resource of its kind. Comprehensive in scope and meticulous in detail, it examines more than 1,000 great Americans who have contributed to the historical and cultural richness of the American scene - from the earliest explorers to those making headlines today.

This volume includes 500 biographies of Americans -- from the artists and writers to the politicians and military figures, the reformers and the criminals -- who flourished during the tumultuous 1960s. Rather than focusing on a subject's entire life, more detail is placed on events in the life and contributions of the biographee. In addition, the volume is arranged in a handy A-Z format and includes an occupational subject list and comprehensive index

This dictionary contains more than 20,000 brief biographical entries on women, including thousands of entries on non-U.S. figures.

The author has ranked social reformers, women's rights activists, scientists, educators, labor leaders, artists, performers, and sports figures. The struggles and triumphs of these extraordinary women are revealed in a compendium tracing the history of women from biblical times to the present.

Entries on almost five hundred women representing a wide range of fields of endeavor are featured in a collection of biographical essays that integrate each woman's personal life with her professional achievements, set in the context of historical developments.

Contains 19,173 alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical information about notable Americans who died prior to January 1, 1981; indexed by occupations and birthplaces.

From Socrates and Sappho to Madonna and activist/journalist Michelangelo Signorile, this listing profiles those who have profoundly shaped gay and lesbian culture-and culture in general: the Amazons, 14th-century Persian poet Hafiz, Proust, Michel Foucault, professional provocateur Quentin Crisp and so on. Aside from an equivocal portrait of Rock Hudson, Russell omits figures whose undeniable influence was less benign, a strategy that misfires. Sigmund Freud, who wrote extensively about sexuality, is out, but Magnus Hirschfeld and Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, two obscure homophilic contemporaries of his, are in. Yet quibbling with the choices here-why Holly Near but not k.d. lang, the Patrons of Stonewall but not the Daughters of Bilitis?-is as pleasurable as reading Rusell's incisive essays. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC.

Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age, from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists, athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints, and courtesans, even those famous for just being famous. Individual, collective, and joint entries (i.e. Astronauts: Women in Space, Egyptian Feminism, Siege Warfare and Women, etc.) are included.

This unique guide will enable students, librarians, and general readers to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women throughout world history. It will also assist students and general readers in selecting notable women about whom they would like to know more. Spanning from 1503 B.C. to the present, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women from 60 countries who have achieved recognition in more than 50 fields of endeavor. It annotates more than 1,300 recommended books published since 1970 about these women. The compilation of works selected here is unavailable in any other reference. The heading of each entry identifies the woman's birth/death dates, country of birth, and field of endeavor. The entry contains a brief biographical sketch of the woman and an annotated list of up to five recommended biographies, autobiographies, letter collections, or journals concerning her life. Three appendices listing women according to year of birth, country of birth, and main field of interest, acquired title, or occupation will help researchers easily locate women from specific time periods, countries, or professions.