Biographies

Following any of these links will take you to an external website

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online

Contains the lives of people who shaped British history
You have to be dead to be in there! (before 31 Dec 2002)
Entries are from the 4th century B.C. to 31 Dec 2002, but also includes hoaxes (Piltdown man) and mythical characters (Leir)
Search by surname, theme, birthdate, or date of death.

The Oxford DNB service is currently available for free on all computers in Staffordshire Libraries. Also, library members can log onto this site from home by using the barcode number on their library card, plus their PIN number. Go to the DNB website and click on 'Subscribers enter here' in the top right hand corner. Please ask a member of library staff for further details.

Biography.com - Brief biographies of people past and present - an American site.

Last Modified: 25/09/2008 15:41:04
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