Reference, Encyclopedia
- • 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica
- Articles on people and events prior to 1911. Available at WikiSource.org or StudyLight.org
- • Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyclopedia Britannica online edition
- • Infoplease
- An online encyclopedia with a decent biography section
- • Virtualology
- An encyclopedia with several sections on history and biography
- • Wikipedia
- The largest collaborative encyclopedia project on the net. Beware of author bias.
- • Wikiwand
- Modern front end for Wikipedia, with better formatting
- • Catholic Encyclopedia
- All things Roman Catholic. Very extensive.
- • Jewish Encyclopedia (1906 edition)
- All things Jewish. Biographies of famous Jews, etc.
- • Encyclopedia of Business and Economic History
- In-depth articles on economic topics
- • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Biographies of philosophers and summary articles
- • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Biographies of philosophers and summary articles about their works
- • Texas Handbook
- History and biography related to Texas (oil industry, etc)