Biography and national history of rizal

These national biographies cover persons no longer living who were prominent in the history of that country (often including its colonial extensions). For exact coverage dates and information on other criteria for inclusion, see the front matter of the individual title. Online versions are regularly updated with new entries.

• American National Biography.

  Online version of the standard national biography of the United States. Profiles of more than 23,000 notable American women and men from all eras of U.S. history who are no longer alive. The ANB Online features thousands of illustrations, thousands of hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and archival sources. Articles are updated and added regularly. The ANB supersedes the Dictionary of American Biography, the previous standard national biography of the United States.
  For persons not listed in the ANB, check the less authoritative, older National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (Olin Library Reference CT 213 .N27) and the K. G. Saur index and microfiche collection of biographical dictionaries.

• African American National Biography

  Entries integrated into the Biography section of the Oxford African American Studies Center.
  "Covering African American life for almost five centuries, from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in 1528 to notable black citizens of the present day, this major reference project collects and resurrects the lives of over 5,000 African Americans." [Introduction]
  New biographies added regularly.

• The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography

  Berkshire, 2014.
  Available online and in print versions
  Print title: Berkshire dictionary of Chinese biography / 宝库山中华传记字典 (Kroch Asia Reference DS 734 .B47 2014).
  "In 135 entries, written by some of the world's leading China scholars, the Dictionary takes the reader from the important figures of ancient China to Communist leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping." [catalog summary]

• Diccionario Biográfico Español.

  Call Number: Library Annex CT 1343 .D52 2009

  Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, 2009-2013.
  50 volumes.
  The premier biographical dictionary of Spain.

• Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

  Online version of the standard Canadian national biography. Full coverage for individuals who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years. Additional biographies cover 1940 to 2000. Annotated bibliographies include substantial listings of archival collections.

• Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie.

  Call Number: Olin Library Stacks CT 759 .D48 1995

  12 volumes.
  An English-language translation of this title is available, below.
  For a more extensive version of German biography, available online, see Elektronische Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, below.
  See also Deutsches Biographisches Archiv from K.G. Saur.
• Dictionary of German Biography.

  Call Number: Olin Library Reference CT 759 .D48 2001

  München: K.G. Saur, 2001-2006.
  10 volumes.
  We also have the German-language edition, Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie. See above.

• Dictionary of Irish Biography.

  Available online and in print
  Print title: Dictionary of Irish Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002 (Library Annex CT 862 .D53 2009).
  9 volumes.
  Contains over 9,000 signed biographical articles on the careers of Irish men and women who made a significant contribution from the earliest times to the year 2010 in Ireland and abroad in all fields of endeavor. Also includes articles on people born outside Ireland who had noteworthy careers in Ireland. Online articles may be searched by name, gender, birth or death place, birth or death dates, religion, occupation, contributor, or keywords. Articles will be added each year online to cover people who died since the previous update.
• Elektronische Allgemeine deutsche Biographie: Herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek.

  Also known as Deutsche Biographie. Searchable database for Allgemeine deutsche biographie (ADB) and Neue deutsche Biographie (NDB). "Certified information on more than 730.000 personalities and families in the German speaking areas from the Middle Ages to the present; namely 50.000 biographies (ADB and NDB) and links to more than 230 online resources (literature, dictionaries, source editions etc.)." [database home page]
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

  A continuously updated online version of the standard print British national biography, Dictionary of National Biography (Olin Library CT 773 .D55 1921 and supplements), which was originally published from 1885-1901 in 66 volumes and updated with decennial supplements. Over 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000 (newer entries in the online version). Portraits and citations to archival collections and major biographies of the subject. See also the K. G. Saur index and microfiche page.