Dictionaries of biography

This is the second 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.

Originally published in 1963.

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

The three waves of feminism are explored through the lives of the women who made history in bringing women's issues to the forefront of American society.

This second supplement to DALB, the Dictionary of American Library Biography (1978), adds 77 notable, deceased members of the library and archival communities to the 302 entries in the main volume and the 51 entries in the first supplement (1990).

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.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

This reference work reflects the growing international concern over human rights.

In this collection of informal reminiscences, first published in 1975, Max Born has written an extraordinarily vivid account of his life and work, originally intended for his family.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Through the individual characteristics of China's political leaders, a nation-building process began.

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.

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

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 important book sheds light on more than 1,400 brief life histories of mostly enslaved Black people, with the goal of recovering their individual lives.

This important book sheds light on more than 1,400 brief life histories of mostly enslaved Black people, with the goal of recovering their individual lives.

As part of a unique series covering the grand sweep of Western civilization from ancient to present times, this biographical dictionary provides introductory information on 315 leading cultural figures of late medieval and early modern Europe.

Das Personenregister der DBE verzeichnet in alphabetischer Reihenfolge alle Namen von historisch fassbaren Personen, die in den Bänden 1 bis 10 einen eigenen Artikel haben oder im Text genannt sind.

The Biographical Dictionary of Psychology provides biographical information and critical analysis of the influences and reception of over 500 people who have made a significant contribution to the field of psychology.

Philosophers and Religious Leaders provides a synopsis of the lives and legacies of 200 men and women from the areas of religion and philosophy who have "e;changed the world.

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

Since 1998 when FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was first published by IFLA, the effort to develop and apply FRBR has been extended in many innovative and experimental directions.

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Containing the proceedings of the symposium held by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Niels Bohr, this collection was first published in 1988.

First published in 1982, The Life of John Berryman draws on extensive research in the USA and on an enormous collection of hitherto unpublished materials - journals, letters, stories and poetry -to build a biography that recounts in absorbing detail the public and private stages of John Berry man's career.

Scientists, Mathematicians, and Inventors provides biographies of 200 men and women who changed the world by leaving lasting legacies in the fields of science, mathematics, and scientific invention.

From the award-winning Southern lifestyle magazineGarden Guncomes this rich collection of some of the Souths most notable women.

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WINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018'Something of a modern classic in its own right.

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.

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

Beginning in 500 with the fusion of classical, Christian, and Germanic cultures and ending in 1300 with a Europe united by a desire for growth, knowledge, and change, this volume provides basic information on the significant cultural figures of the Middle Ages.

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.

Who's Who in Fashion captures the energy, drama, and excitement of the luminaries working in the world of fashion.

Jesters and fools have existed as important and consistent figures in nearly all cultures.

Wilhelm Dilthey eröffnete der Biographieforschung bei aller Skepsis gegenüber ihrer Fähigkeit zu wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis geradezu einen Königsweg zu einer Königsdisziplin.

Since 1998 when FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was first published by IFLA, the effort to develop and apply FRBR has been extended in many innovative and experimental directions.

This unique collection examines "e;the acting person"e; as an important unit of analysis for science studies, using an integrative approach of in-depth case studies to explore the cognitive, social, cultural, and personal dimensions of a series of key figures in the sciences, from Goethe to Kepler to Rachel Carson.

This comprehensive A-to-Z reference is "e;an impressive contribution to jazz history and surprisingly good reading"e; (Michael Ullman, author of Jazz Lives).

Philosophers and Religious Leaders provides a synopsis of the lives and legacies of 200 men and women from the areas of religion and philosophy who have "e;changed the world.

Originally published in 1984, this volume documents Bertrand Russell's travels in America covering the period 1945-1970.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

This book offers a biographical account of Henri Tajfel, one of the most influential European social psychologists of the twentieth century, offering unique insights into his ground-breaking work in the areas of social perception, social identity and intergroup relations.

From Karl Marx to the Marx brothers, the Routledge Who's Who in Jewish History presents a complete reference guide to over a thousand prominent men and women who have shaped Jewish culture.

This book presents an age of nationalism, imperialism, modernization, industrialism, and great cultural achievement, stretching from 1800, when Europe was awash in the wake of the French Revolution, the reign of terror, and the coming rise of Napoleon, to Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination in 1914.

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.

This is the third of a three-volume set on medieval scholarship that presents original biographical essays on scholars whose work has shaped medieval studies for the past four hundred years.

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