The ''Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences'' has been published by the United States

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

since 1877 and presents

biographies A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or c ...

of selected members. This series of annual volumes (often abbreviated ''BMNAS''), and the analogous British ''

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society The ''Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society'' is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society. It publishes obituaries of Fellows of the Royal Society. It was established in 1932 as ''Obitu ...

'', are "important examples of biographical serials".. The entries in the series are written by an academy member familiar with the subject's work and are written after the subject's death. Each entry includes a biography, photo, and a copy of the subject's

signature A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a ...

. Recent biographies from this series have also been made available online..

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* United States National Academy of Sciences History of science journals Biography journals Annual journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies Publications established in 1877 English-language journals 1877 establishments in the United States {{Sci-hist-journal-stub