Dictionaries of biography

Practical Social Justice brings together the mentorship experiences of a diverse group of leaders across business, academia, and the public sector.

Originally published in 1981, and then again in 1995, Medical Obituaries is an extensive index begun in the 1960s cataloguing biographical data for American physicians from the 18th and 19th century.

This reference book, containing the biographies of more than 1,100 notable British women from Boudicca to Barbara Castle, is an absorbing record of female achievement spanning some 2,000 years of British life.

Dieses Lexikon ist ein Novum der Musikliteratur.

This volume of Who's Who in Research series offers a useful guide for current researchers in Intellect's subject area of Media Studies.

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century.

"e; From his unique perspective of friendship with many of the actors and actresses about whom he writes, silent film historian Anthony Slide creates vivid portraits of the careers and often eccentric lives of 100 players from the American silent film industry.

Austin Mardon is a respected advocate for the mentally ill.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history.

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Behind the familiar names of the military and political leaders whose names we all know--Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Grant, Sherman, and Jackson, are the people whose lives and hard work defined the Civil War era: abolitionists, slaves, inventors, manufacturers, painters, lawyers, writers, spies, nurses, and preachers.

Covering the very beginnings of Western civilization, this biographical dictionary introduces readers to the great cultural figures of the ancient world, including those who contributed significantly to architecture, astronomy, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, painting, sculpture, and theology.

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This user-friendly reference dictionary provides a quick guide to those who have governed Mexico from 1325 to 1997.

Latin Americans have long been relegated to the cultural background, obscured by the dominant European culture.

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

In der Fortsetzung der Reihe des Schlesischen Pfarrerbuches verzeichnen die Bände 6 bis 8 die Pfarrer-Biogramme der evangelischen Gemeinden in den 21 Kirchenkreisen des Regierungsbezirkes Liegnitz, dazu der Kreise Fraustadt und Schwiebus, jedoch ohne den westlichen, den Lausitzer Zipfel, dem ein eigener Band vorbehalten ist, vom 16.

This book describes the important contributions of several contemporary economic figures including recent Nobel Laureates.

Originally published in 1973, this volume documents Bertrand Russell's travels in America covering the period 1896-1945.

People who are considered "e;famous"e; can be found in many different fields.

Neurology abounds with eponyms--Babinski's sign, Guillain-Barre' syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, etc.

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Asian Americans have made many significant contributions to industry, science, politics, and the arts.

Edward Carpenter: In Appreciation, first published in 1931, presents a collection of tributes to and reminiscences about the renowned socialist poet, pioneering gay rights activist, environmentalist and political thinker.

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

Living legend Smiraglia has written the first book devoted exclusively to exploring the concept that is commonly referred to as a bibliographic "e;Work.

This A-Z biographical dictionary profiles Britain's prime ministers, foreign secretaries, home secretaries, and Chancellors of the Exchequer, from 1730 through the present-all in clear, concise language.

Since 1996, Richard Brookhiser has devoted himself to recovering the Founding for modern Americans.

Neurology abounds with eponyms--Babinski's sign, Guillain-Barre' syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, etc.

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history.

Originally published in 1995, The History of Pharmacy is a critical bibliography of selected information on the history of pharmacy.

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century.

The fifth and final volume in the Colonels in Blue series, this book covers Civil War Union colonels who commanded regiments of the U.

The authoritative and comprehensive guide to tracing your Scottish ancestryThere's never been a better time to trace your Scottish family history.

New York Times Best Seller2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition2015 Lillian Smith Book Award2015 AAUP Books Committee "Outstanding" Title Based on more than eighty interviews, this fast-paced, richly detailed biography of Perry Wallace, the first African American basketball player in the SEC, digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a more complicated and profound story of sports pioneering than we've come to expect from the genre.

Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life.

This is the first of three volumes which together contain the complete range of Lord Rutherford's scientific papers, incorporating in addition addresses, general lectures, letters to editors, accounts of his scientific work and personal recollections by friends and colleagues.

This book documents the devastating effects of genocide in the world's most destructive human environments since the end of World War II and explores why such events still occur.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Originally published in 1969, this is the first biography of Susan Isaacs, the first attempt to estimate her incalculable contribution to the theory and practice of the education of young children.

El Diccionario biobibliográfico de los escritores, editoriales y revistas del exilio republicano de 1939 es un trabajo colectivo realizado por el Grupo de Estudios del Exilio Literario (GEXEL), grupo de investigación adscrito al Departamento de Filología Española de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), magna obra que ha sido posible gracias a la ayuda de muchos colaboradores.

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Covering the period comprising the Renaissance and Reformation, this volume introduces a unique set of interdisciplinary biographical dictionaries providing basic information on the people who have contributed significantly to the culture of Western civilization.

This new work of biographical reference presents succinct narrative biographies of every serving head of state and head of government.

Selfless is a memoir, reflecting on identity, social class, mobility, education, and on psychology itself; how psychology as a discipline is conducted, how it prioritises objects of study, how it uncovers psychological truths about the world.