Biographies of recently deceased subjects will be added quarterly. Biographies include subjects who were born from 1400 to recent history. Articles are written in chronological order, birth to death, highlighting childhood and education.
Emphasis is on key achievements and essential details of private life.
Contextual information of historical events or circumstances are included. Descriptive bibliographies, listing of primary sources, and obituaries. Biographies are not comprehensive but offer guidance on where to begin to look for more information. Illustrations Portraits of more than 2,000 ANB subjects. Photographs, paintings, and engravings from Library of Congress.