Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

What makes a leader? Is it his or her background and training, or perhaps ideology or beliefs? Do leader possess exceptional drive for changing the...

The dancers profiled in First Position represent the pinnacle of their art over the last century. Author Toba Singer polled scores of dance critics...

This is the first major biographical dictionary devoted exclusively to celebrating Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans who have made significant con...

Beginning in 500 with the fusion of classical, Christian, and Germanic cultures and ending in 1300 with a Europe united by a desire for growth, kno...

This book presents an age of nationalism, imperialism, modernization, industrialism, and great cultural achievement, stretching from 1800, when Eur...

This unique reference work brings together a wealth of information about pioneering women who took risks and made remarkable strides in a diversity...

Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval ...

The first major work to identify the original generation of American geographers—teachers, writers, surveyors, cartographers, engravers, and others...

Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women is a powerful testimony to the outstanding contributions 72 of the most noteworthy women have made t...

Women writers have been traditionally excluded from literary canons and not until recently have scholars begun to rediscover or discover for the fi...

The series of biographical sketches published by Brainard's Musical World between 1877 and 1889 is notable for the diversity of the musicians profi...

As long as plays have been presented, choices have been made about the environment in which they occur, the garments the performers wear, and how t...

Women have made significant strides in the sports world over the past 30 years, one of which has been moving into the ranks of coaching on both the...

Covering the very beginnings of Western civilization, this biographical dictionary introduces readers to the great cultural figures of the ancient ...

Covering 46 poets from more than two centuries of African American literary history, this biocritical dictionary is an important contribution to an...

This book—the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series—provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and...

Over the past two decades, the process of cultural development and, in particular, the role of reading has been of growing interest, but recent res...

Asian Americans have made many significant contributions to industry, science, politics, and the arts. At the same time, they have made great sacri...

This book of biographical profiles and stories chronicles the astonishing courage and imagination of young people. The lives of the seventeen young...

This encyclopedia contains the biographies of over 100 women, from Clara Barton to Oprah Winfrey, who come from diverse backgrounds, races, age gro...

Covering the period comprising the Renaissance and Reformation, this volume introduces a unique set of interdisciplinary biographical dictionaries ...

Contrasting the views of Native Americans and European Americans, this book provides a fresh look at the rhetoric behind the westward movement of t...

As part of a unique series covering the grand sweep of Western civilization from ancient to present times, this biographical dictionary provides in...

Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American society. This reference work celebrates the contributions of 166 distinguished Asia...

This user-friendly reference dictionary provides a quick guide to those who have governed Mexico from 1325 to 1997. It covers all rulers from the A...

This directory includes over 500 African American performers and theater people who have made a significant contribution to the American stage from...

This A–Z biographical dictionary profiles Britain's prime ministers, foreign secretaries, home secretaries, and Chancellors of the Exchequer, from ...