Biographies
Biographical reference books are often organized around one or more of the following: nationality, time period, ethnicity or race, profession, or gender. Many individuals could be included in multiple categories. Biographical reference works are often restricted to individuals who are deceased. These works are known as historic or retrospective biographies. Biographies of living individuals are noted as current biography. Reference works include both historic and current biographies are uncommon. These questions provide you with starting points.
• What do you know about this individual?
• Are they living or dead?
• If deceased what time period did they live?
• Do you know their nationality?
• What is their profession or occupation?
• Are gender or ethnicity a factor?
In recent years many national biographies have become available online free to the public. The following links provide good examples. National biographies in languages maybe be freely available.