Dictionaries of biography.

Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present

This book is the first to gather in a single volume concise biographies of the most eminent men and women in the history of American law. Encompassing a wide ra

As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his signif

This Biographical Dictionary describes the lives, works and aspirations of more than 150 women and men who were active in, or part of, women’s movements and f