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1. FreeDictionary of Australian Biography

Project Gutenberg of Australia: This resource is the online version of the Dictionary of Australian Biography by Percival Serle published in 1949. It contain 1030 biographies of Australians who were closely

2. LicencedOxford Dictionary of National Biography

Oxford University Press: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past

3. FreeDictionary of New Zealand Biography

This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It includes the collected biographies originally published

4. OnsiteIndian Biography Database - INDBIO

Informit: Contains details of the members of India's lower-house (the Lok Sabha) of Parliament elected between 1977 and 1991. The database includes biographical information provided by the members of parliament, and includes death dates, references to obituary notices, and notes about recent events in legislators' careers.

5. LicencedGale Biography in Context

Gale Group: This resource combines biographies from over more than 135 Gale Group publications with full-text articles from magazines and newspapers as well as images and links to quality

6. FreeAustralian Dictionary of Biography Online

Australian National University: The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions

7. LicencedAmerican National Biography

Oxford University Press: American National Biography is a fully searchable resource offering portraits of more than 18,000 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, who have made an impact

8. LicencedComplete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Gale Cengage Learning: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library, the Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional

9. OnsiteThe Australian Chronicles : An Index to Sources of Australian Biography - CHRONICLES

Informit: Resource designed to assist genealogists, historians and researchers locate biographical information on as wide a range of Australians as possible. Its entries point to biographical information in a wide variety of sources, including Who's Whos, biographical dictionaries, topical and local histories, and published family histories. Entries cover all periods of Australian history.

10. FreeAustralian Medical Pioneers Index (AMPI)

State Library of Victoria: The database contains biographical information on over 3,000 pioneer doctors, from the 1700s through to 1875, who were registered or qualified in Australia, or visited Australia in a professional capacity. There's also ships' surgeons, convict doctors, general practitioners and medical specialists included.

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