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Biographical Resources at Yale
A list of standard biographical resources in the Yale University Library. The title of each item is followed by 1) a brief citation form that can be used in the 670 field of an authority record and 2) the item's location and call number. Under each country, general resources are listed first, followed by more specialized resources.
Americas
Canada | Latin America | Mexico | United States
Europe
Austria | Belgium | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Great Britain
Ireland | Italy | Netherlands | Norway | Portugal | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Wales
Americas
Canada
- Dictionary of Canadian biography, 1966- .
- Cite as: Dict. Canadian biog.
- Also available online here.
- Who's who of Canadian women, 1983- .
- Cite as: WW Canadian women
Latin America
- Indice biográfico de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica, 2000. (3. ed., corr. y ampliada)
- Cite as: Indice biog. de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica (3. ed.)
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica [microform].
- Burkholder, M.A. Biographical dictionary of audiencia ministers in the Americas, 1687-1821, 1982.
- Cite as: Biog. dict. of audiencia ministers in the Americas, 1982
- Burkholder, M.A. Biographical dictionary of councilors of the Indies, 1717-1808, 1986
- Cite as: Biog. dict. of councilors of the Indies, 1986
Mexico
- Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México, c1995. (6. ed.)
- Cite as: Dicc. Porrúa (6. ed.)
- Enciclopedia de México, 1966-1977. (1. ed.)
- Cite as: Encic. de México, 1966-1977
- Enciclopedia de México, 1987-1988. (ed. especial)
- Cite as: Encic. de México, 1987-1988
- Miquel i Vergés, J.M. Diccionario de insurgentes, 1969
- Cite as: Dicc. de insurgentes, 1969
- Orozco L., F. Gobernantes de México, 1985.
- Cite as: Gobernantes de México, 1985
- Ruiz Castañeda, M. del C. Catálogo de seudónimos, anagramas, iniciales y otros alias usados por escritores mexicanos y extranjeros que han publicado en México, 1985.
- Cite as: Cat. de seudónimos, 1985
- Ruiz Castañeda, M. del C. Correcciones y adiciones al Catálogo de seudónimos, anagramas, iniciales y otros alias usados por escritores mexicanos y extranjeros que han publicado en México, 1990.
- Cite as: Correcciones y adiciones al Cat. de seudónimos, 1990
- Vázquez Gómez, J. Dictionary of Mexican rulers, 1325-1997, c1997.
- Cite as: Dict. of Mexican rulers
- Also available to members of the Yale community as an electronic book here.
United States
- American biographical index, 1993.
- Cite as: Am. biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: American biographical archive [microform]
- American national biography, 1999.
- Cite as: Am. nat. biog.
- Also available in electronic format to members of the Yale community here.
- Concise dictionary of American biography, c1990. (4th ed.)
- Cite as: Concise DAB (4th ed.)
- Encyclopedia of American biography, c1996. (2nd ed.)
- Cite as: Enc. Am. biog. (2nd ed.)
- Who was who in America, 1607/1896- . 1942- .
- Cite as: WWW Am., [date]
- Black women in America : an historical encyclopedia, 1993.
- Cite as: Black women in Amer.
- Also availaable in electronic format to members of the Yale community through Osford African American studies center here.
- Dictionary of American Negro biography, c1982.
- Cite as: Dict. Am. Negro biog.
- Encyclopedia of frontier biography, 1988-1994.
- Cite as: Encyc. frontier biog.
Europe
Austria
- Das grosse Buch der Osterreicher, c1987.
- Cite as: Grosse Buch der Osterreicher
- Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, 1856-1891
- Cite as: Biog. Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
- Osterreichisches Personen Lexikon, c1992.
- Cite as: Osterreichisches Personen Lexikon
Belgium
- Nouvelle biographie nationale, 1988-<2007>
- Cite as: Nouv. biog. nat.
- Biographie nationale, 1866- .
- Cite as: Biog. nat.
- Nationaal biografisch woordenboek, 1964-<1990>.
- Cite as: Nat. biog. woordenboek
Denmark
- Dansk biografisk leksikon, 1979-1984. (3. udg.)
- Cite as: Dansk biog. leksikon (3. udg.)
- Scandinavian biographical index, c1994.
- Cite as: Scandinavian biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Scandinavian biographical archive [microform].
Finland
- Finsk biografisk handbok, 1895-1903.
- Cite as: Finsk biog. handbok
- Heikinheimo, I. Suomen elämäkerrasto, [1955].
- Cite as: Suomen elämäkerrasto
- Scandinavian biographical index, c1994.
- Cite as: Scandinavian biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Scandinavian biographical archive [microform].
France
- Dictionnaire de biographie française, 1933-<1995>.
- Cite as: Dict. biog. fran.
- Index biographique français, 1993.
- Cite as: Index biog. fran.
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Archives biographiques françaises [microform].
- Nouvelle biographie général, 1853-1866.
- Cite as: Nouv. biog. gén.
Germany
- Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, 1875-1912. Reprinted, 1967-1971.
- Cite as: Allgemeine deutsche Biog.
- Also available online here.
- Deutscher biographischer Index, 1998 (2. kumulierte und erw. Ausg.)
- Cite as: Deutscher biog. Index (2. kumulierte und erw. Ausg.)
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Deutsches biographisches Archiv [microform]
- Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR : 1945-1990, 1996-1997.
- Cite as: Biog. Handbuch der SBZ/DDR
- Biographisches Lexikon zum Dritten Reich, 1998.
- Cite as: Biog. Lexikon zum 3. Reich
- Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon, 1998.
- Cite as: Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon
- Wer war Wer in der DDR, 1995
- Cite as: WWW DDR
- Who's who in Germany, 1956- .
- Cite as: WW Germany
Great Britain
- British biographical index, 1990.
- Cite as: Brit. biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: British biographical archive [microform]
- The concise dictionary of national biography : from earliest times to 1985, 1992.
- Cite as: Concise DNB, 1992
Ireland
- A concise dictionary of Irish biography, 1970. (rev. and enl. ed.)
- Cite as: Concise dict. Irish biog., 1970
- A dictionary of Irish biography, 1998. (3rd ed.)
- Cite as: Dict. Irish biog. (3rd ed.)
- Also available in electronic format to members of the Yale community here.
- A biographical dictionary of Irish writers, 1985.
- Cite as: Biog. dict. Irish writers, 1985
- Modern Irish lives : a dictionary of twentieth-century biography, 1996.
- Cite as: Modern Irish lives, 1996
- Modern Irish writers : a bio-critical sourcebook, 1997.
- Cite as: Modern Irish writers, 1997
- Also available in electronic format to members of the Yale community here.
Italy
- Dizionario biografico degli Italiani, 1960-<2005>
- Cite as: Diz. biog. degli Ital.
- Indice biografico italiano, 2007.
- Cite as: Indice biog. ital.
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Archivio biografico italiano [microform]
Netherlands
- Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, 1969.
- Cite as: Biog. woordenboek der Nederlanden
- Note: Unchanged reprint of the edition Haarlem 1852-1878.
- Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek, 1974.
- Cite as: Nieuw Nederlandsch biog. woordenboek
- Note: Reprint of the 1911-1937 ed.
- Wie is wie in Nederland, 1984- .
- Cite as: WW Nederland
Norway
- Norsk biografisk leksikon, 1923- .
- Cite as: Norsk biog. lexikon
- Scandinavian biographical index, c1994.
- Cite as: Scandinavian biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Scandinavian biographical archive [microform].
Portugal
- Indice biográfico de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica, 2000. (3. ed., corr. y ampliada)
- Cite as: Indice biog. de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica (3. ed.)
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica [microform].
Spain
- Indice biográfico de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica, 2000. (3. ed., corr. y ampliada)
- Cite as: Indice biog. de España, Portugal, e Iberoamérica (3. ed.)
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica [microform].
Sweden
- Scandinavian biographical index, c1994.
- Cite as: Scandinavian biog. index
- Note: Indexes full-text articles in: Scandinavian biographical archive [microform].
- Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, 1918- .
- Cite as: Svenskt biog. lexikon
- Svenska män och kvinnor, 1942-1955.
- Cite as: Svenska män och kvinnor
Switzerland
- Dictionnaire historique et biographique de la Suisse, 1921-1933.
- Cite as: Dict. hist. et biog. de la Suisse
- Dictionnaire historique et biographique de la Suisse. Supplément, 1934.
- Cite as: Dict. hist. et biog. de la Suisse. Suppl., 1934
- Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz, 1921-1934.
- Cite as: Hist.-biog. Lexikon der Schweiz
- Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Supplement, 1934.
- Cite as: Hist.-biog. Lexikon der Schweiz. Suppl., 1934
Wales
- The dictionary of Welsh biography down to 1940, 1959.
- Cite as: Dict. Welsh biog.
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