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It combines biographical reference entries with news articles, academic journals, images, and videos, making it a strong resource for background research, essays, and presentations.

Search Tips

  • Search by name (e.g., Frida Kahlo, Malala Yousafzai, Martin Luther King Jr.).
  • Use Browse People to explore by occupation, nationality, or time period.
  • Try the Person Search to combine filters like birth and death dates, nationality, gender, and occupation for more precise results.
  • Filter results by Content Type (biographies, academic journals, news, or multimedia).
  • Use the Cite tool to generate citations, and export to Google Drive or OneDrive.

Best for:

  • Biographical essays and projects
  • Public speaking or classroom presentations
  • Researching historical figures or cultural icons
  • Exploring the context around influential people

Learn how to perform these actions and more in the video demonstration below:

0:00 – Introduction: What It Is & When to Use It
0:29 – Accessing the Database
0:50 – Database Overview and Biography Example
4:03 – Topic Finder & Tools
4:58 – Wrap-up

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Biography - Gale in Context provides biographies of people—both current and historic—from respected reference sources with related full-text articles from scholarly and popular sources, and other source types. 

Database Features

  • Three ways to search: use the main search box with helpful search suggestions, the Person Search tool with special criteria selection, and the Browse People link with biography category limiters
  • Information sources include: published biographies from a number of trusted sources, journal articles, news and magazine articles, websites, primary sources, images, audio, and video 
  • Topic pages provide sources on an individual all in one place; select a source type, and then use the search limits to narrow down sources to just what you need

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Gale Biography in Context provides authoritative information on notable people from history and today, including scholars, leaders, artists, writers, scientists, and public figures.