Information about notable people in sociology or anthropology can be found in:
Books and E-Books:
Fifty key sociologists: the formative theorists
Fifty key sociologists: the contemporary theorists
Books about the person: Search OneSearch using the individual's name and select the Subject field (e.g., Emile Durkheim)
Books by the person: Search OneSearch using the individual's name and select the Author field
Biographical dictionaries - much shorter summaries than entire books about the person - entries range from a few sentences to several pages per person:
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Biographical Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology STACKS: GN20.B5 2004
Outlines key figures who, at some point, have “directly engaged in the discipline of sociocultural anthropology.” -
Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought REF: H41.B53 1993
A Biographical Appendix provides brief sketches of approximately 80 individuals from across the social sciences. -
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology (e-book, also available in print at REF: GN307.E525 1996)
A biographical appendix (p. 568-593) provides very brief entries on the lives and works of over 200 figures in the history of anthropology. -
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences REF: H40.A2I5
Although dated (the first 17 vols. were pub. in 1968), this encyclopedia contains lengthy, authoritative biographical essays on major social scientists. Vol. 18 (pub. in 1983) is a Biographical Supplement. -
Masters of Sociological Thought: Ideas in Historical and Social Context HM19.C67 1977
Profiles 15 social theorists, placing them in their respective social and intellectual milieus.
Websites:
Celebration of Women Anthropologists
Provides information on 31 female anthropologists.
Famous Sociologists (SocioSite)
Provides links to websites containing information on over 90 noted sociologists.
Last revised: 2023-06-22