A handy guide offers high schoolers support as they read the American novel, The Great Gatsby. Complete with a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a timeline of the Roaring Twenties, discussion questions about the novel, and more, this...

Biography of George Washington outlines his life, career and service.

The first person to make the storage battery practical, with 147 patents, Edison's life is a testimony to invention. This biography, in outline form, is in two parts; go to 1879 site after this.

This brief biography outlines the career of Oklahoma born lawyer and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Carl Albert,

Brief bio outlining the life and prominent career of Robert Bacon who served as Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt and later served in the military under General Pershing during World War I.

William Jennings Bryan brief bio outlining his life as a lawyer and U.S. Statesman, nomitated to Secretary of State by President Woodrow Wilson.

A biography of Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961 CE), a Russian mathematician. The biography provides a detailed outline of her schooling and touches on some of the subjects she proved in articles that lead to her fame.

A brief biography of the economics philosopher Alfred Marshall outlining his major contributions to the field of economic thought.

This biography of George Pullman outlines his business acumen in the development of the Pullman railroad sleeper car, which offered luxury on long train trips. Read the description of the company town he developed in Illinois to house...

Part of a larger site about the history of the transistor, this brief biography of Lee de Forest, the inventor of the audion, includes a QuickTime movie that shows how it worked.

This brief biography of Maggie L. Walker outlines her rise to success as the first African American bank owner in the United States.

This site not offers a fairly thorough biography of Augustine, but also outlines some of Augustine's theological and philosphical positions, as well as the influences which led him to those beleifs. It also includes a list of Augustine's...

This site, which is provided for in the "From Revolution to Reconstruction" section of the University of Groningen, gives a biography of O'Neill in terms of his works.

A detailed biography of General George Meade, a military man and eventual leader of Pennsylvania troops during the Civil War. Outlines his military career in detail.

This brief biography outlines the career of Utah Senator and former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney.

A brief outline of Mendeleev's life from PBS. Not much information, but does hit upon the highlights of his life.

An organized timeline of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Provides a year to year outline of her life and the many positive things she did to help our country.

Margaret Dusa Waddington, who is now known as Dusa McDuff, is a well known lecturer of mathematics. The University of St. Andrews outlines some of her work and achievements in mathematics.

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of computing machines.

A biography of Ambrose Burnside outlining the bright spots and disasters of his military career. Included is an explanation of the term "sideburns." From "Who Was Who in the Civil War" by Stewart Sifakis.

A short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala that outlines his many accomplishments in Mexican politics, and later in Texas.

A biography of organic chemist, Stanislao Cannizzaro. Outlines his achievements and contributions to the world of chemistry.

Biographical information about English explorer, Christopher Newport, who commanded the first fleet sent by the Virginia Company to America, and who helped the colonists found Jamestown colony. A timeline outlines his active sailing career.

A biography from Harp Week's extensive website about presidential elections of Grover Cleveland, outlining his tenure as governor of New York, and his two non-consecutive terms as president.