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Biographical Information

Biographical information of Chinese persons can be found in dictionaries, indexes, year books as well as biographies:
 

Ancient China

  • Zhongguo Ren Ming Da Ci Dian 中國人名大辭典 | East Asian Reference | CS2990 .Z466 1960
  • Zhongguo li dai ren ming da ci dian 中国历代人名大辞典 | East Asian Reference  | CT1822 .Z466 1999 
  • Zhongguo li shi ren wu sheng zu nian biao 中国历史人物生卒年表 | East Asian Reference  | DS734 .W76 1981  
  • Er shi wu shi ren ming da ci dian 二十五史人名大辞典 | East Asian Reference  | DS735.A2 E695 1997
  • Er shi wu shi ren ming suo yin 二十五史人名索引 East Asian Collection  | DS734 .E74 1961
  • Eminent Chinese of the Ch‘ing period (1644-1912) ry | East Asian Reference  | DS734 .U65 1943
  

Contemporary China 

  •  Zhongguo jin xian dai ren wu ming hao da ci dian 中国近現代人物名號大辭典
    East Asian Reference  | DS734 .C5176 1993
  •  Who's who in the Republic of China 中华民国当代名人录 | Perkins/Bostock Library Stacks  | DS798.92 .W46
  • Zhongguo ren wu nian jian 中国人物年鉴 | East Asian Collection | CT1820 .C48
  • The encyclopedia of the Chinese overseas | Perkins/Bostock Library Reference  | DS732 .E53 1999


Chronological Biographies 

 

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