ADB Online

ADB Online is the free, electronic version of the 11,500 biographical entries in the 18 volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.   

ADB Online also includes:

• portraits
• advanced searching by:
  • date and place of birth and death
  • cultural heritage
  • religious influences
  • occupations
• links between entries for easy navigation

planned enhancements

• links to digital material held in cultural institutions
• thematic essays  
• comprehensive bibliographies
• obituaries database
• online research tools to track, enumerate and visualise social networks