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Biography In Context (Gale Cengage)

Notable people from throughout history including prominent New Zealanders. Search reference books and journal articles by name, occupation or country.

Subjects: Arts, Biography, Business, Current affairs, Health, History, Law, Literature, Māori, Music, New Zealand, Science & technology

Audience: Children, General public, Secondary students

Type of content: Homework resources, Research articles, Quick facts, Images

EPIC subscription options including Biography In Context: EPIC Packages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

Biography In Context contains more than 450,000 biographies on more than 380,000 people. Content is gathered from more than 1,000 volumes of 135 Gale reference sources. The reference content is complemented by full-text articles from hundreds of magazines specifically chosen for their value to biographical research.

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Page last updated: 14 October 2010.