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Biography

Biography
Searchable database of over 20,000 of the greatest lives from A&E.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Subscripton for WVU Only)
Indexes millions of biographical entries in standard print reference books.
Biography Reference Bank (Subscription for WVU Only)
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, including images and full text articles from authoratative sources.
The Biographical Dictionary
Searchable database of 25,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (Subscripton for WVU Only)
Authoritative biographies of men and women who shaped the British Empire. The online version of the Dictionary of National Biography.

 

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