Download or read book Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary written by Jan Onofrio and published by Somerset Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 1429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary contains biographies on hundreds of persons from diverse vocations that were either born, achieved notoriety and/or died in the state of Pennsylvania. Prominent persons, in addition to the less eminent, that have played noteworthy roles are included in this resource. When people are recognized from your state or locale it brings a sense of pride to the residents of the entire state.