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Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Ever wanted to know what Avicenna's given name was? (Ibn Sīnā, Abū сAlī Al-Husayn Ibn сAbdallāh). This is the place to look. This resource "contains biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all countries and from all historical periods". (Gale)
The password for the Dictionary of Scientific Biography is 'quest'.