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The Chinese Biographical Database Web site will be based on published works, archival sources and non-written materials. The primary foundation for 1997-99 will be the K.G.Saur Chinese Biographical Archive, which is a series of microfiche on Chinese biography. Including many sources from the past century, the archive includes almost 100,000 Chinese biographies. Most biographies have between 2-10 sources in this archive. Other commonly used Encyclopedias and Dictionaries, such as Boorman, and Clark/Klein are also being utlized and are listed in the Sources entry forms as "Commonly Used Sources."
Some of the resources used in the K.G. Saur collection include:

The Asia Who's Who.
Biographical Dictionary of Comintern.
Biographic dictionary of Chinese Communism, 1921-1965.
Biographical Dictionary of China's Party Leadership, 1922-1928.
Biographical Dictionary of Marxism.
Biographical Dictionary of Professors in Chinese Universities and Colleges.
Biographical Dictionary of Republican China.
Biographies of Members of Upper and Lower Houses in China.
Biographical Dictionary of China's Party Leadership.
Bi-lexikon ostasiotische literaturen.
Biographies of Prominent Chinese.
Chinese Biographical Dictionary.
The Chinese Communists. ...Book II, pt 2. Biographical Sketches
Chinese Communist Who's Who.
Chinakopfe kurzbiographien der partei-und staatsfunktionare der Volksrepublic China.
The China who's Who 1925 (foreign), a Biographical Dictionary
Die groBen Chinese der gegenwart.
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century.
Minguo renwu da cidian.
Men of Shanghai and North China. A Standard Biographical Reference Work
Personnalites chinoises d'aujourd'hui.
Prominent Military and Political Leaders of China with Latest Photographs and Short Biographies.
People's Republic of China Year Book, 1993-1994
Republic of China Yearbook
Dictionary of Oriental Literature. Vol.1: East Asia
Who's Who of American Returned Students.
Who's Who in China.
Who's Who in Communist China.
Who's Who in China: Current Leaders.
Who's Who in Modern China.
Who's Who in the Orient.
Who's Who in the People's Republic of China.
Who's Who of the Republic of China.
Zhongguo renming da cidian: dangdai renwu juan.
Zhongguo renming da cidian: lishi renwu juan.

Commonly Used Sources
For Full Citations, see Further Resources

K. G. Saur Archival Collection
Boorman Encyclopedia
Clark/Klein Encyclopedia
Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary China (Leung, ed.)
Modern China Encyclopedia (Wang, ed.)
Levine/Found Generation Appendix
Bartke Who
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Zhonggong dangshi renwu zhuan
Minguo renwuzhuan
Zhonggong dangshi renwu bieming lu

 

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