Encyclopedias & Dictionaries - Biographical
Here are examples of biographical dictionaries & encyclopedias focusing on topics, disciplines or time periods in the history or science.
Disciplines
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (Online access) by Publication Date: 2007Also available in print
Time Periods & Cultures
- The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists byPublication Date: 2004
Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists by Publication Date: 2008
Encyclopedia & Dictionaries - Women in HSTM
Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers by Publication Date: 2002
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science by Publication Date: 2000
Women in Chemistry and Physics by Publication Date: 1993
DSB: Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Need info about a particular scientist? A good place to start is with the DSB. See Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Online access)
This online edition includes materials from the original multivolume Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970-1980), as well as the revised edition, the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2008).
Entries about people include:
- basic biographical info
- overview of work and scientific contributions
- bibliography of original works and secondary literature
Biographical Databases accessible through OU Libraries
See Finding Biographical Info (US) for more info about accessing biographical sources through OU Libraries, including how to use the Biography & Geneaology Master Index, by History Librarian Laurie Scrivener