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''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Biography''' {{Germany-sidebar}} [[Image:Beethoven.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Beethoven.jpg]] | ''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Biography''' {{Germany-sidebar}} [[Image:Beethoven.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Beethoven.jpg]] | ||
A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography you may find birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents, spouses, children, or other family members. Use information from a biography carefully because it may contain inaccuracies.<br><br> | A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography you may find birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents, spouses, children, or other family members. Use information from a biography carefully because it may contain inaccuracies.<br><br> | ||
==Collective Biographies== | |||
Many brief biographies have been gathered and published in collective biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries. These works usually include only biographies of prominent or well-known German citizens. Other collective biographies feature biographies of specific groups of people, such as merchants or students of an academy. | Many brief biographies have been gathered and published in collective biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries. These works usually include only biographies of prominent or well-known German citizens. Other collective biographies feature biographies of specific groups of people, such as merchants or students of an academy. | ||
===The German Biographical Archive=== | |||
The source below is a collection of 263 important German biographical works published between 1700 and 1910: | |||
'''''Deutsches biographisches Archiv = The German Biographical Archive.''''' München, Germany: K. G. Saur, 198-? {{FHL|499575|item|disp=FHL fiche fiche #6,002,159}} This work, on 1,447 microfiche, refers to about 225,000 eminent Germans. | |||
An index to this collection is listed below: | An index to this collection is listed below: | ||
*Koch, Hans-Albrecht. ''Deutscher Biographischer Index (German biographical index).'' Four Volumes. München, Germany: K. G. Saur, 1986. (FHL book 943 D32k Volume 1-4.) Available on the Internet at: [http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/wbi_en/ www.biblio.tu-bs.de/wbi_en/] | *Koch, Hans-Albrecht. ''Deutscher Biographischer Index (German biographical index).'' Four Volumes. München, Germany: K. G. Saur, 1986. (FHL book 943 D32k Volume 1-4.) Available on the Internet at: [http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/wbi_en/ www.biblio.tu-bs.de/wbi_en/] | ||
===Other Collections=== | |||
There are several other major collections of German biographies. Listed below are two important collections: | There are several other major collections of German biographies. Listed below are two important collections: | ||