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World History Biography
Search historical biography records by first name, surname, country, general and event. Results are grouped by country, name1, name2 and year, then show month, day, event and description within each year section.
Historical figures
Leaders and rulers
Commanders
Politicians
Scientists
Biography timeline
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Search historical biographies by name and country
The World History Biography search is designed for person-centred research. It finds records linked to a historical figure and displays their events as a chronological biography timeline.
Use name1 for given names such as Winston, Abraham, Julius or Elizabeth. Use name2 for surnames or main person names such as Churchill, Lincoln, Caesar or Tudor. Add a country, general category or event to narrow the results where a name appears in several countries, periods or event types.
For wider field-level searches, use the World History Database Search. For event-centred timelines, use the World History Chronology Search.
Political biographies
- Presidents, prime ministers and ministers
- Monarchs, emperors and royal houses
- Governments, elections and constitutional events
Military biographies
- Commanders, generals and admirals
- Battles, campaigns and wartime decisions
- Treaties, surrenders and armistices
Science and culture
- Scientists, inventors and explorers
- Writers, philosophers and reformers
- Major discoveries, works and public events