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History & Political Science: Biographical Information

General guide for the Department of History and Political Science at SBU

African Americans

The Black Renaissance in Washington, D.C., 1920–1930s
Black Past
Information on African Americans and people of African descent in other parts of the world dating back to the 18th century.
African American Culture & History: Scientists and Inventors

Arts, Music, Entertainment and Sports

All About Jazz—Musicians
ESPN—Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century
International Movie Database
Music Academy Online—Composer Biographies
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The van Gogh Gallery—Artist Biographies
Van Gogh, plus 250 other prolific artists.

General Biographical Resources

Academy of Achievement
Profiles, biographies and interviews with leaders in art, business, public service, science and sports. Includes links to podcasts.
BBC Historic Figures
Biography.com
From The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia; best for current and popular biographies.
Infoplease
Search by category, as well as name or the A to Z list.
Legacy
Online database of obituaries.
PBS Biographies
Biographies and profiles from PBS shows.

Inventors, Scientists, Mathematicians

Women Mathematicians—Agnes Scott College
Alphabetical and chronological indexes, as well as links to other resources.
Eric Weisstein’s World of Scientific Biography
Search by name, nationality, award, gender, historic period.
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
From University of St. Andrew in Scotland. Search by name, topic, time period and culture.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame

U.S. and World Leaders

Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors (DIR)
Scholarly, peer-reviewed, with bibliographies and footnotes.
The Official Website of the British Monarchy
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Includes speeches, writings, election results, highlights, and links to other sites.
White House Residents Biographies

Authors

The Academy of American Poets
Native American Authors
Browse by author, title of work, or tribe.

Women

National Women’s Hall of Fame
United States House of Representatives—History, Art and Archives—Women in Congress
based on the book, Women in Congress, 1917–2006
United States Senate—Women in the Senate
The White House—The First Ladies