Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. World Biographical Index Provides very brief data about 2.5 million people worldwide, living and deceased. Provide full name for best search results. Based on the 7th CD-ROM edition of the World Biographical Index published by K. G. Saur. Xrefer Search the full-text of several biographical dictionaries, including Who's Who in the Twentieth Century, The Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography , and other Oxford, Macmillan, and Penguin titles.
Entries are comprehensive and authoritative, although results include many unrelated references.
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