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Belgium
Biographie nationale
Access does not include most recent print volumes which are in Koerner reference at CT 1163.A2
Canada
Dictionary of Canadian biography
Includes entries for non-Canadians who played a significant role in the history of the country.
China
Berkshire dictionary of Chinese biography
Biographical dictionary of Chinese women, Antiquity Through Sui
1600 B. C. E. - 618 C. E.
Biographical dictionary of Chinese women,Tang through Ming
618-1644
Biographical dictionary of Chinese women, Qing period
1644-1911
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: The Twentieth Century
1912-2000
Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History
UBC Library has both print and online versions.
Germany
Deutsche Biographie
Includes entries from both the Allgemeine deutsche Biographie (1875-1912) and the Neue deutsche Biographie (1953-).
United Kingdom
Oxford dictionary of national biography
The national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century
United States
American national biography online