Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

This important reference tool surveys the multifaceted field of peace activism from 1800 to 1980. The dictionary defines the parameters of peace ad...

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This work chronicles the lives and accomplishments of over 200 enemies who have fought, plotted, spied on, and in some instances defeated U.S. forc...

This collection of over 400 biographies of eminent ethnic Americans celebrates a wide array of inspiring individuals and their contributions to U.S...

An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in th...

A comprehensive biographical guide to the scientific achievements, personal lives, and struggles of women scientists from around the globe. Interna...

After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch’s humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) devoted the last decades of ...

The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women is a fully revised and extended edition of a highly regarded reference work that illuminates the ...

Hope Deferred asks the question: How did Zimbabwe, a country with so much promise—a stellar education system, a growing middle class, a sophisticat...

This volume, the second in a series of biographical sketches of students who attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), bring...

This volume, the third in a series of biographical sketches of students at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), is an account of t...

Benjamin Rush, William Paterson, David Ramsay, Oliver Ellsworth, Jonathan Edwards, Jr.--these are only a few of the remarkable men who attended the...

The 45th edition of The Cricketers’ Who’s Who tells you everything you need to know about every single player from all 18 counties and includes an ...

The twenty-first edition of the International Who's Who in Poetry is a unique and comprehensive guide to the leading lights and freshest talent in ...

A unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously revised and updated, this definitive survey of th...