Biography

Gale In Context
Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history.

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Meet the People Who Made History

Provides contextual information on the world’s most influential people. Over 600,000 biographical entries cover a range of historically significant figures and present-day newsmakers.

Built on a foundation of more than 640,000 biographical entries, Gale In Context: Biography covers international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Includes over 4,800 portal pages on contemporary and historical figures merging authoritative reference content with periodicals and multimedia. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text.

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Audio Files

Listen to broadcasts, podcasts, speeches, and interviews.

Citation Tools

APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard citations for bibliographies.

Images

View photographs, illustrations, and cartoons.

Magazines

Read popular and trade magazines on a range of topics.

News

Read news articles, newswires, and newspapers.

Text-to-Speech Audio

Hear and download articles read out loud.

Video

View videos and tutorials on a broad range of topics.

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