Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Title | Chambers Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Bakewell |
Publisher | Chambers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Biography |
ISBN | 9780550106933 |
Dictionaries of biography.
A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms
Title | A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms PDF eBook |
Author | Francisca de Haan |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 698 |
Release | 2006-01-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 6155053723 |
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 feminisms in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Thus, it challenges the widely held belief that there was no historical feminism in this part of Europe. These innovative and often moving biographical portraits not only show that feminists existed here, but also that they were widespread and diverse, and included Romanian princesses, Serbian philosophers and peasants, Latvian and Slovakian novelists, Albanian teachers, Hungarian Christian social workers and activists of the Catholic women’s movement, Austrian factory workers, Bulgarian feminist scientists and socialist feminists, Russian radicals, philanthropists, militant suffragists and Bolshevik activists, prominent writers and philosophers of the Ottoman era, as well as Turkish republican leftist political activists and nationalists, internationally recognized Greek feminist leaders, Estonian pharmacologists and science historians, Slovenian ‘literary feminists,’ Czech avant-garde painters, Ukrainian feminist scholars, Polish and Czech Senate Members, and many more. Their stories together constitute a rich tapestry of feminist activity and redress a serious imbalance in the historiography of women’s movements and feminisms.
The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary
Title | The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | David Crystal |
Publisher | |
Pages | 495 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521567800 |
Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present
Brahms and His World
Title | Brahms and His World PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Clive |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 641 |
Release | 2006-10-02 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1461722802 |
As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his significant career. In Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary, author Peter Clive provides extensive and up-to-date information on the composer's personal and professional association with some 430 persons. These persons include relatives, friends, acquaintances, and physicians; fellow musicians and composers whom Brahms particularly admired and in the editions of whose works he was involved; conductors, instrumentalists, and singers who took part in notable or first performances of his works; poets whose texts he set to music; publishers and artists; and even the rulers of certain German states with whom he had significant contact. Offering information not usually available in Brahms biographies, this volume combines findings from both primary and secondary sources, giving insights into Brahms' character, his life, and his career, and shedding light on the educated middle and upper class culture of the nineteenth century. A comprehensive chronology of Brahms' life, a bibliography, and two indexes round out this important reference guide.
Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary
Title | Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Merriam-Webster, Inc |
Publisher | Merriam-Webster Incorporated |
Pages | 1192 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890
Title | Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Rees |
Publisher | New York : Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists
Title | Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists PDF eBook |
Author | Keir B. Sterling |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997-12-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0313230471 |
Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North America, conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, wildlife management specialists, park planners, national park administrators, zoologists, botanists, natural historians, geographers, geologists, academics, museum scientists and administrators, military personnel, travellers, government officials, political figures and writers and artists concerned with the environment. Some of the subjects are well known. The accomplishments of others are little known. Each entry contains a succinct but careful evaluation of the subject's career and contributions. Entries also include up-to-date bibliographies and information concerning manuscript sources.