A collection of online biographical resources

Exemples

All About Jazz—Musicians Along with biographies of more than 3,600 jazz musicians, this comprehensive site includes jazz news, reviews, festivals, interviews, audio downloads, and photos.

ESPN—Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century As part of the SportsCentury retrospective, ESPN has selected and profiled the top 100 athletes of the 20th century. The list includes biographical information for athletes in baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, and several other sports.

Native American Authors Developed by the Internet Public Library, this website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to other online resources including interviews, online texts, and tribal websites. The site is browsable by author, title, and tribe. Access:

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors (DIR) DIR is an online encyclopedia focusing on the rulers of the Roman Empire from Augustus (27 BC–AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449–1453). The encyclopedia includes an index of all the emperors who ruled during the Empire’s 1,500 years, a number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, and family trees of imperial dynasties. Each essay, written by a scholar, is peer reviewed and is accompanied by a bibliography, illustrations, and footnotes. Access:

Distinguished Women of Past and Present This resource provides biographical sketches and links to biographies about female “writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.” This site has been selected to be archived by the Library of Congress to preserve its content for the future.