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BIOGRAPHIES
Biography Megasites
Gale Biography Resource Center
(@NYPL)
Start with this
database for the most complete biographical information on the
president you are researching. Available from
NYPL. You'll need your NYPL barcode #.
Biography
http://www.biography.com
The biography site sponsored by A&E.
Biography Homework Center
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html
Links to many biography sites from the Multnomah County Public
Library's Homework Center.
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Composers
Classical Composers Database
http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=_phome
Database of hundreds of biographies of classical musicians,
compiled by a Jos Smeets, a Dutch musician.
Naxos Classicals Learning Zone Composers
http://www.naxos.com/newdesign/fcomposers.files/bcomposers.asp
Short biographies on composers, plus a discography of recordings from
the Naxos label.
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Nobel Winners
Nobel e-Museum
http://www.nobel.se/search/laureate.html
Information about current and previous Nobel winners in all
categories.
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Nobel Prize Internet
Archive
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Scientists
Faces of
Science: African-Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
Search by name or scientific subtopic for a biography of African
American scientists of all eras.
Scientists and Thinkers
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/index.html
Biographies and accomplishments of the most important scientists and
inventors of the 20th Century.
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Women
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different
ways. Includes writers, educators, scientists, heads of state,
politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and
others, both living and dead.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Womens's Hall Of Fame
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