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Bibliography of encyclopedias: general biographies

This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries on general biographies in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted.

General
Almanac of famous people. Gale Research, Inc., 1989-. ISSN 1040-127X. • Biography in context. Gale Group, 2002-. Available online here. • • • Vernoff, Edward, Rima Shore. The Penguin international dictionary of contemporary biography: From 1900 to the present. Penguin Reference, 2001. . • ''Who's who in world Jewry.'' Pitman, 1955–1988. ISSN 0511-9138. == Regional ==
Regional
Africa • The Africa Centre. Africa contemporary database. The Africa Centre, 2001. Available online here. • African studies. Columbia University, 1999-. Available online here. Mayotte Mozambique • Ferreira, Alexandre A. Moçambique, 1489–1975. Prefácio-Edição de Livros e Revistas, Lda, [2007]. . (Portuguese) • Ash, Lee, Bernhard A. Uhlendorf, Council of National Library Associations. A biographical directory of librarians in the United States and Canada. American Library Association, 1970. . • Wallace, W. Stewart, William Angus McKay. The Macmillan dictionary of Canadian biography. Macmillan of Canada, 1978. . • Tovar, Aurora. Mil quinientas mujeres en nuestra conciencia colectiva: Catálogo biográfico de mujeres de México. Documentación y Estudio de Mujeres, 1996. . • Dictionary of American Biography. Scribner's, 1928-. • Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. University of North Carolina Press. available here. • Marquis Who's Who. ''Who's who of American women.'' Marquis Who's Who, 1958-. • Ritter, Charles F., Jon L. Wakelyn. Leaders of the American Civil War: A biographical and historiographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1998. . • Sammons, Vivian O. Blacks in science and medicine. Hemisphere, 1990. . • Todd, Janet M. A dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660–1800. Rowman and Allanheld, 1985. . • Witzel, Morgen. The encyclopedia of the history of American management. Thoemmes Continuum, 2005. . • Publicaciones Referenciales Latinoamericanas. Quién es quién en América del Sur. Publicaciones Referenciales Latinoamericanas, 1982–. • Mediavilla, Victor Herrero, L. Rosa Aguayo Nayle. Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica. New York: K. G. Saur, 1990. . • Requejo, Juan Vicente. Quién es quién en el Perú. Centro de Documentación Andina, [1990]. • Goldfiem, Jacques de. ''Personnalités chinoises d'aujourd'hui.'' L'Harmattan, 1989. . (French). • Gessel, Van C. Japanese fiction writers, 1868–1945. Gale Research, 1997. . • Iwao, Seiichi, Burton Watson. Biographical dictionary of Japanese history. International Society for Educational Information, 1978. . • Wispelwey, Berend. Japanese biographical archive (JBA). K. G. Saur Verlag, 2000–2003. . (Japanese, English, French, German, and other European languages). • Chuvakov, V. N. Nezabytye mogily: Rossiĭskoe zarubezhʹe: Nekrologi 1917–1997: V shesti tomakh. Rossiĭskaia͡ gos. biblioteka, 1999–. . • Wispelwey, Berend. South-East Asian biographical archive. K. G. Saur, 1997–2000. . • Kenyeres, Ágnes, Bortnyik Sándor. Magyar életrajzi lexikon: főszerkesztő Kenyeres Ágnes. Akadémiai Kiadó, 1967–1994. (Hungarian) . Also available online here. • Roszkowski, Wojciech, Jan Kofman. Biographical dictionary of central and eastern Europe in the twentieth century. M.E. Sharpe, 2008. . • Klinge, Matti. Suomen kansallisbiografia. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2003–. . • Metherell, David, Paul Guthrie. Scandinavian biographical archive. K. G. Saur, 1989–1991. . • Herbert, Stephen, Luke McKernan, British Film Institute. ''Who's who of Victorian cinema.'' British Film Institute, 1996. Available online here. • • Mander, W. J., Alan P. F. Sell. The dictionary of nineteenth-century British philosophers. Thoemmes, 2002. . • Royal Society (Great Britain). Biographical memoirs of fellows of the royal society. Royal Society, 1955–. ISSN 0080-4606. • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (subscription required) • Stewart, William. British and Irish poets: a biographical dictionary, 449-2006. McFarland, 2007. . • • Ewan, Elizabeth, Sue Innes, Siân Reynolds, Rose Pipes. The biographical dictionary of Scottish women: from the earliest times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. . • Mafai, Miriam, Natalia Aspesi. ''Le Donne italiane: Il chi e del '900.'' Rizzoli, 1993. . (Italian) • • Lafitte, J. ''Who's who in France.'' J. Lafitte, 1953–. ISSN 0083-9531. Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo • Bernath, Mathias, Felix von Schroeder. Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas. Oldenbourg, 1970–1981. • Biography Portal of the Netherlands. Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis [u.a.] 2010-. available here. • ''Australian women's register.'' Available online here. • Gunew, Sneja Marina. A Bibliography of Australian multicultural writers. Centre for Studies in Literary Education, Humanities, Deakin University, 1992. • Walsh, Kay, Joy W. Hooton. Australian autobiographical narratives: An annotated bibliography. Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA: National Library of Australia, 1993, 1998. . New Guinea New Zealand • Macdonald, Charlotte, Merimeri Penfold, B. R. Williams. The book of New Zealand women (Ko kui ma te kaupapa.). B. Williams Books, 1991. . • Orange, Claudia, ed., (2003) Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Auckland University Press, 5 volumes, over 3,000 biographies. (Vol 1). Free searchable online access is available. Melanesia Fiji • Berwick, Sam. ''Who's who in Fiji; who was who in Fiji: Fiji's golden book of record.'' Berwicks, 1990. New Caledonia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Vanuatu Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru Northern Mariana Islands Palau Polynesia American Samoa Cook Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Tahiti • O'Reilly, Patrick, Raoul Teissier, J. Boullaire. Tahitiens: Répertoire biographique de la Polynésie française. Musée de l'homme, 1975. (French) Hawaii New Zealand • Macdonald, Charlotte, Merimeri Penfold, B. R. Williams. The book of New Zealand women (Ko kui ma te kaupapa.). B. Williams Books, 1991. . Niue Norfolk Island Pitcairn Islands Samoa Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna == Women ==
Women
• Adamson, Lynda G. Notable women in American history: A guide to recommended biographies and autobiographies. Greenwood Press, 1999. . • Adamson, Lynda G. Notable women in world history: A guide to recommended biographies and autobiographies. Greenwood Press, 1998. . • ''Australian women's register.'' Available online here. • Ba, Adam Konaré. Dictionnaire des femmes célèbres du Mali: Des temps mythico-légendaires au 26 mars 1991. Editions Jamana, 1993. • Babcock, Barbara A., Nancy J. Parezo. Daughters of the desert: Women anthropologists and the native American southwest, 1880–1980: An illustrated catalogue. University of New Mexico Press, 1988. . • Bailey, Martha J. American women in science: a biographical dictionary. ABC-CLIO, 1994. . • Bailey, Martha J. American women in science: 1950 to the present: a biographical dictionary. ABC-CLIO, 1998. . • Banks, Olive. The biographical dictionary of British feminists. New York University Press, 1985–1990. . • Bewley, Aisha Abdurrahman. Muslim women: A biographical dictionary. Ta-Ha, 2004. . • Booth, Alison. Collective biographies of women: an annotated bibliography. University of Virginia Libraries, 2004-. Available online here. • Boynton, Victoria, Jo Malin, Emmanuel S. Nelson. ''Encyclopedia of women's autobiography.'' Greenwood Press, 2005. . • Brinker-Gabler, Gisela, Karola Ludwig, Angela Woffen. Lexikon deutschsprachiger Schriftstellerinnen, 1800–1945. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1986. . (German). • Christensen, Karen, Allen Guttmann, Gertrud Pfister. International encyclopedia of women and sports. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. . • Cicarelli, James, Julianne Cicarelli. Distinguished women economists. Greenwood Press, 2003. . • Claghorn, Charles Eugene. Women composers and hymnists: A concise biographical dictionary. Scarecrow Press, 1984. . • Claghorn, Charles Eugene. Women composers and songwriters: A concise biographical dictionary. Scarecrow Press, 1996. . • Clinton, Catherine, Christine A. Lunardini. The Columbia guide to American women in the nineteenth century. Columbia University Press, 2000. . • Commire, Anne, Deborah Klezmer. Dictionary of women worldwide: 25,000 women through the ages. Thomson Gale, 2007. . • Commire, Anne, Deborah Klezmer. Women in world history: A biographical encyclopedia. Yorkin / Gale, 1999–2002. . • Cortina, Lynn Ellen Rice. Spanish-American women writers: A bibliographical research checklist. Garland, 1983. . • de Haan, Francisca, Krasimira Daskalova, Anna Loutfi. ''Biographical dictionary of women's movements and feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th centuries.'' CEU Press/Central European University Press, 2006. . • Dimand, Robert W., Mary Ann Dimand, Evelyn L. Forget. A biographical dictionary of women economists. Edward Elgar, 2000. . • Dunford, Penny. A biographical dictionary of women artists in Europe and America since 1850. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989. . • Ewan, Elizabeth, Sue Innes, Siân Reynolds, Rose Pipes. The biographical dictionary of Scottish women: from the earliest times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. . • Fairbanks, Carol. Japanese women fiction writers: Their culture and society, 1890s to 1990s: English language sources. Scarecrow Press, 2002. . • Farris, Phoebe. Women artists of color: A bio-critical sourcebook to 20th century artists in the Americas. Greenwood Press, 1999. . • Foerstel, Karen. Biographical dictionary of congressional women. Greenwood Press, 1999. . • Fraire, Osvaldo A. Diccionario biográfico de la mujer en el Uruguay. s.l.: s.n., 1999. • Gacs, Ute. Women anthropologists: A biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1988. . • Gaze, Delia, Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda Shrimpton. Dictionary of women artists. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. . • Golemba, Beverly E. Lesser-known women: A biographical dictionary. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992. . • Grattan, Virginia L. American women songwriters: A biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1993. . • Grinstein, Louise S., Carol A. Biermann, Rose K. Rose. Women in the biological sciences: A biobibliographic sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 1997. . • Heller, Jules, Nancy Heller. North American women artists of the twentieth century: A biographical dictionary. Garland, 1995. . • Herman, Kali. Women in particular: An index to American women. Oryx Press, 1984. . • Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, Kevin Hillstrom, Lucy R. Lippard. Contemporary women artists. St. James Press, 1999. . • Hine, Darlene Clark. Black women in America. Oxford University Press, 2005. . • Hine, Darlene Clark, Kathleen Thompson, Facts on File, Inc. Facts on File encyclopedia of black women in America. Facts on File, Inc., 1997. . • Hyman, Paul, Deborah Dash Moore, Phyllis Holman Weisbard, American Jewish Historical SOciety. Jewish women in America: An historical encyclopedia. Routledge, 1997. . • ''The international who's who of women.'' Europa Publications Ltd., 1992–. ISSN 0965-3775. • Ireland, Norma Olin. Index to women of the world from ancient to modern times: Biographies and portraits. F. W. Faxon, 1970. . • James, Edward T., Janet Wilson James, Paul S. Boyer, Radcliffe College. Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. . • Janik, Vicki K., Del Ivan Janik, Emmanuel S. Nelson. Modern British women writers: An A-to-Z guide. Greenwood Press, 2002. . • Kanner, Barbara. Women in context: Two hundred years of British women autobiographers, a reference guide and reader. G. K. Hall; Prentice Hall International, 1997. . • Kaptur, Marcy. Women of Congress: A twentieth-century odyssey. Congressional Quarterly, 1996. . • Keith-Smith, Brian. An encyclopedia of German women writers, 1900–1933: Biographies and bibliographies with exemplary readings. E. Mellen Press, c1997–c1998. . • Kersey, Ethel M., Calvin O. Schrag. Women philosophers: a bio-critical source book. Greenwood Press, 1989. . • Kőhler-Lutterbeck, Monika Siedentopf. Lexikon der 1000 Frauen. Dietz, 2000. . (German). • Kort, Carol, Liz Sonneborn. A to Z of American women in the visual arts. Facts on File, 2002. . • Krisman, Carol. Encyclopedia of American women in business: from colonial times to the present. Greenwood Press, 2005. . • Kuhlman, Erika A. A to Z of women in world history. Facts on File, 2002. . • Kuiper, Kathleen. The 100 most influential women of all time. Britannica Educational Pub. : Rosen Educational Services, 2010. . • Larsen, Jytte, Grethe Ilsøe, Hanne Rimmen. Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon. Rosinante, 2000. . • Law, Cheryl. Women, a modern political dictionary. I.B. Tauris, 2000. . • Lee, Lily Xiao Hong, A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles. Biographical dictionary of Chinese women. M. E. Sharpe, 1998–2007. . • Levin, Beatrice. Women and medicine. Scarecrow Press, 2002. . • Litoff, Judy Barrett, Judith McDonnell. European immigrant women in the United States: A biographical dictionary. Garland Publ., 1994. . • Macdonald, Charlotte, Merimeri Penfold, B. R. Williams. The book of New Zealand women (Ko kui ma te kaupapa.). B. Williams Books, 1991. . • Mainiero, Lina. American women writers: A critical reference guide from colonial times to the present. Ungar, c1979–1994. . • Marting, Diane E. Spanish American women writers: A bio-bibliographical source book. Greenwood Press, 1990. . • Marting, Diane E. Women writers of Spanish America: An annotated bio-bibliographical guide. Greenwood Press, 1987. . • Miller, Jane Eldridge. ''Who's who in contemporary women's writing.'' Routledge, 2002. . • O'Connell, Agnes N., Nancy Felipe Russo. Models of achievement: Reflections of eminent women in psychology. Columbia University Press, 1983–2001. . • O'Dea, Suzanne. ''From suffrage to the Senate: America's political women: an encyclopedia of leaders, causes & issues.'' Grey House Publ., 2013. . • O'Dea Schenken, Suzanne, Ann W. Richards. From suffrage to the Senate: An encyclopedia of American women in politics. ABC-CLIO, 1999. . • • Opfell, Olga S. Women prime ministers and presidents. McFarland, 1993. . • Oppedisano, Jeannette M. Historical encyclopedia of American women entrepreneurs: 1776 to the present. Greenwood Press, 2000. . • Österberg, Carin, Inga Lewenhaupt, Anna-Greta Wahlberg. Svenska kvinnor: Föregångare, nyskapare. Signum, 1990. . • Palmer, María del Carmen Simón. Escritoras españolas del siglo XIX: Manual bio-bibliográfico. Castalia, 1991. . • Petteys, Chris. Dictionary of women artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. G.K. Hall, 1985. . • Pusch, Luise F. FemBio: Notable women international. Luise F. Pusch, 2006. Available online here. • Rappaport, Helen. Encyclopedia of women social reformers. ABC-CLIO, 2001. . • Rayner-Canham, Marelene F., Geoffrey Rayner-Canham. Women in chemistry: Their changing roles from alchemical times to the mid-twentieth century. American Chemical Society; Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1998. . • Riddle, Larry. Biographies of women mathematicians. Agnes Scott College. Available online here. • Robin, Diana Maury, Anne R. Larsen, Carole Levin. Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, 2007. . • Ruíz, Vicki, Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Latinas in the United States: A historical encyclopedia. Indiana University Press, 2006. . • Sadie, Julie Anne, Rhian Samuel. The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W.W. Norton, 1994. . • Salisbury, Joyce E., Mary Lefkowitz. Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world. ABC-CLIO, 2001. . • Schlueter, Paul, June Schlueter. An encyclopedia of British women writers. Rutgers University Press, 1998. . • Schumaher, Schuma, Erico Vital Brazil. Dicionário mulheres do Brasil: De 1500 até a atualidade; Com 270 ilustrações. J. Zahar Editor, 2000. . • Scrivener, Laurice, J. Suzanne Barnes. A biographical dictionary of women healers: Midwives, nurses, and physicians. Oryx Press, 2002. . • Seller, Maxine. Women educators in the United States, 1820–1993: A bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Greenwood Press, 1994. . • Shattock, Joanne. The Oxford guide to British women writers. Oxford University Press, 1993. . • Shearer, Benjamin F., Barbara Smith Shearer. Notable women in the life sciences: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1996. . • Sheldon, Kathleen E. Historical dictionary of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2005. . • Sherrow, Victoria. A to Z of American women business leaders and entrepreneurs. Facts on File, 2002. . • Showalter, Elaine, Lea Baechler, A. Walton Litz. Modern American women writers. Collier Books; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993. . • Smith, Jessie Carney, Shirelle Phelps. Notable black American women. Gale Research, 1992–2003. . • Société Internationale pour l'Étude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime. ''Dictionnaire des femmes de l'ancienne France.'' Société Internationale pour l'Étude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime. Available online here. • Sweeney, Patricia E. Biographies of British women: An annotated bibliography. ABC-CLIO, 1993. . • Talhami, Ghada Hashem. Historical dictionary of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press, 2013. . • Todd, Janet M. British women writers: A critical reference guide. Continuum, 1989. . • Todd, Janet M. A dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660–1800. Rowman and Allanheld, 1985. . • Uglow, Jennifer S., Frances Hinton, Maggy Hendry. ''The Palgrave Macmillan dictionary of women's biography.'' Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. . • Wedel, Gudrun. Autobiographien von Frauen: ein Lexikon. Böhlau, 2010. ; . • Welch, Rosanne. Encyclopedia of women in aviation and space. ABC-CLIO, 1998. . • Windsor, Laura Lynn. Women in medicine: An encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2002. . == See also ==
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