Also Try More Biographies Papers African American Biographies P - R (Learning Network - TeacherVision.com) Provides short biographies of Gordon Parks, Rosa Parks, Sidney Poitier, Colin Powell, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Hiram Revels, Paul Robeson, and Jackie Robinson. 2-01 Cardinals of the Catholic Church (Catholic-Pages.com) Provides career highlights of the Cardinals. The list can be reorganized by age, nationality, rank and precedence, last name, or consistory date. 9-01 Michelangelo (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. Sometimes visitors misspell as Michaelangelo. 3-01 Palladio, Andrea (About.com - Craven) Provides a short biography and related resources on the Renaissance architect. "Andrea Palladio is often described as the most influential, and most copied, architect in the Western world." 3-01 Parks, Rosa (Learning Network - TeacherVision.com) Provides a short biography. 2-01 Parks, Rosa (National Geographic) Provides a short description of why Rosa Parks is honored for her role in bringing civil rights to African Americans in the United States. 2-02 Parks, Rosa (Scholastic.com) Provides an extended biography and includes definitions of key words. 2-02 Parks, Rosa (Time.com - Dove) Provides an extended biography. 2-02 Parks, Rosa (Troy State University Montgomery) Provides a short biography. 2-02 Pearl, Daniel (CNN - Cabell) Remembers Daniel Pearl, reporter for the Wallstreet Journal, who was killed while covering a story in Pakistan. His French wife, also a reporter, said ''We are two people who met and fell in love because we have the same ideal, and all my life and all his life and our life together is just a big effort to try to create dialogue between civilizations.' 2-02 Penn, William (Forrest) Provides a biography of the founder of Pennsylvania. 2-01 Photographers - Biographies (Leggat) Provides short biographies of men and women who are mentioned in the history of photography. 3-01 Physics Nobel Laureates Since 1981(Nobel Foundation) Provides short autobiographies of the Nobel laureates in physics since 1981. Includes Gerardus 't Hooft, Martinus J.G. Veltman, Robert B. Laughlin, Horst L. Störmer (or Stormer), Daniel C. Tsui, Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, William D. Phillips, David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff, Robert C. Richardson, Martin L. Perl, Frederick Reines, Bertram N. Brockhouse, Clifford G. Shull, Russell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr., Georges Charpak, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Jerome I. Friedman, Henry W. Kendall, Richard E. Taylor, Norman F. Ramsey, Hans G. Dehmelt, Wolfgang Paul, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger, J. Georg Bednorz, K. Alexander Müller (or Muller), Ernst Ruska, Gerd Binnig, Heinrich Rohrer, Klaus von Klitzing, Carlo Rubbia, Simon van der Meer, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, and William Alfred Fowler. 9-00 Picasso, Pablo (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. 3-01 Picasso, Pablo (Encyclopedia.com) Provides a biography by stages of his life. Visitors sometimes misspell as Piccaso, Piccasso, Pickaso, Picaso, or Pickasso. 5-02 Pizarro, Francisco (Biography.com) Provides a biography of the explorer and conquistador. Visitors sometimes misspell as Pizaro, Pizzaro, Pizzarro, Pezaro, or Pezzarro. Visitors sometimes misspell conquistador as conquestador, conquestadore, conquistadore, or concistador. 5-01 Pizarro, Francisco (InfoPlease.com) Provides a biography of the explorer and conquistador. The Spaniard invaded Peru and defeated the leader of the Inca Empire. Visitors sometimes misspell as Pizaro, Pizzaro, Pizzarro, Pezaro, or Pezzarro. Visitors sometimes misspell conquistador as conquestador, conquestadore, conquistadore, or concistador. 5-01 Pleasant, Mary Ellen (Pacific Bell) Provides information and pictures regarding Pleasant, a leader of civil rights causes in California during the Civil War era. One of very few African American women who have become well known from that era. 12-99 Pocahontas (Morenus) Provides a short history and compares it to the fictional movie version. 1-01 Poe, Edgar Allan (Bibliomania) Provides a short biography related to his work. 2-01 Pompey (Roman Empire) Provides an extensive biography of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, often referred to as Pompey, the Roman Emperor. (Includes some grammatical errors.) 11-00 Pope John Paul II (CNN) Provides a pictorial biography and other information on the Pope, discusses the Pope's impact, and details how a Pope is selected. 3-00 Pope John Paul II (PBS) Provides a detailed biography of the Pope, including his historical roots in Poland. The Pope was formerly known as Karol Wojtyla. 3-00 Pope John Paul II Biography (CNN - Christensen) Provides a biography in three parts. 9-01 Powell, Colin (Biography.com) Provides a brief biography of Colin Powell. 12-00 Powell, Colin (InfoPlease.com) Provides a brief biography of Colin Powell. 12-00 Presidents of the United States - Biographies (DiscoverySchool.com) Provides comprehensive biographies. 3-01 Pressel, Morgan (Britannica.com) Provides a short profile of the youngest golfer to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament. 6-01 Propaganda - The Pope Who Never Was (Encyclopedia Britannica) Provides the widely accepted "history" of Pope John VIII, a woman Pope who never really existed. The fictional Pope was called Pope Joan. 6-00 Putin, Vladimir (ABC News) Provides a brief background on how the Prime Minister of Russia came into a position of power. Also provides quotes, a picture, and a short biography. (Also misspelled by visitors as Vlademir or Vladamir.) Putin, Vladimir (BBC News - Mulvey) Provides a brief background on how the Prime Minister of Russia came into a position of power. (Also misspelled by visitors as Vlademir, Valademir, Valadamir, Vlademire, Vladamire, or Vladamir.) Putin, Vladimir (Guardian Unlimited - Tran) Provides a brief background on how the Prime Minister of Russia came into a position of power. (Also misspelled by visitors as Vlademir, Valademir, Valadamir, Vlademire, Vladamire, or Vladamir.) Putin, Vladimir (Holmes) Provides a short background on Putin, a leading politician in Russia and a likely successor as President of Russia. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 12-99 Raphael (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. 3-01 Reagan, Ronald (CNN) Provides broad coverage of the Reagan presidency. 2-01 Reagan, Ronald Wilson - Library (POTUS - Summers) Provides historical information related to the fortieth (40th) President of the United States. 9-00 Red Cloud (The West Project and WETA) Provides a short history of the famous Lakota chief who resisted expansion of territory by the European Americans by diplomacy, as well as warfare. 6-02 Redstone, Sumner (Executives Club) Provides a short biography of the media businessman, Chariman and CEO of Viacom. 6-01 Rembrandt van Rijn (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. 3-01 Reno, Janet (Gale Group) Provides a biography of the first woman to be the U.S. Attorney General, the top law enforcement job. 8-01 Renoir, Pierre Auguste (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. 3-01 Rice, Condoleeza - Biography (National Review - Nordlinger) Provides a biography of Rice, Bush's National Security Advisor. 2-01 Ride, Sally (NASA) Provides a short biography of the first American woman in space. 8-02 Robeson, Paul (Rutgers University) Provides the biography of a man known as a great athlete, actor, singer, and fighter for freedom. 6-02 Robeson, Paul (Seditionists.org) Provides a brief biography and related resources. 1-02 Robeson, Paul (bigchalk.com) Provides a picture and a short article on why he might be considered "the greatest Renaissance man of the last century." 5-00   Robinson, Bill Bojangles (Haskins and Mitgang) Provides a perspective on the life of Bill Bojangles Robinson, one of the most famous entertainers in the world. Rockefeller, John D. (Rockefeller Archive Center - LeGloahec) Rockefeller, John D. - Strategies and Biography (Micheloud) Please note that these articles have a number of spelling and typographical errors. Rodriguez, Juan "Chi Chi" (Latino Legends in Sports) Provides key events, achievements, and biography of Rodriguez, a golfing great and role model for youth. 10-00 Roentgen, Wilhelm Conrad Provides a short descriptive paragraph and a picture of Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays and winner of the first Nobel Prize for Physics. 8-99 Rogers, Richard (Rogers and Hammerstein Organization) Provides a biography and information on major works. 11-01 Romans - Ancient Romans (Roman Empire) Provides short biographies of Marius, Julius Caesar, Augustus (Octavian), Nero, Trajan, Constantine, and Justinian, the Roman Emperors. (Includes some grammatical errors.) 11-00 Romero, Oscar (Golden) Provides a short biography of the Catholic Archbishop who fought for peace and the poor in El Salvador. 12-00 Romero, Oscar (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Johnson) Provides a short biography of the Catholic Archbishop who fought for peace and the poor in El Salvador. 12-00 Roosevelt, Eleanor (Gale Group) Provides a biography of her political role and humanitarian efforts. 6-00 Roosevelt, Eleanor - Biography (FDR Library) Roosevelt, Franklin D - Biographical Information Roosevelt, Franklin D - Presidential Library Roosevelt, Theodore (Excellent Drawing from the Kansas Collection) Roosevelt, Theodore - Papers (Library of Congress) 10-00 Rowling, J. K. (Gale Group) Provides a biography of one of the most popular authors of modern times. She is particularly known for her Harry Potter series. 6-00 Rubens, Peter Paul (Artchive.com) Provides a biography, as well as examples of some of his more famous works. 3-01 Rumsfeld, Donald H. (U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission) Provides a biography up to the year 1977 for the new Secretary of Defense. 1-01

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