Biographies

If you're interested in learning more about a specific, well-known person, these databases are the place to start.

This is also a good place to pick a topic for a paper or presentation on a person. For example, if you need to write a report on 1940s musicians, you can get a list to work from in these databases!

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Biography in Context

Comprehensive information on just about any famous person, including inventors, politicians, celebrities, and many others.

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Dictionary of Literary Biography

Reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

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INSPIRE

Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research!

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Something About the Author

Thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators, all in an easy-to-use interface. Handy features include the ability to print, e-mail, download and access content by "Inside this Entry" and "Inside this Volume."