The goal of this web site is simple: to make your school day more fun.

How? By adding biographies. Because there are few subjects that are as fascinating as this one: Other people.

Herography is dedicated to the idea that every subject is more interesting when you add the human element—the stories of real people. That includes pioneers in fields as diverse as art, business, geography, history, literature, math, science and sports.

What’s special about biographies? When the person profiled in a biography accomplishes great things, his or her life may hold important lessons about how to run our own lives.

And when a person accomplishes great things against tremendous odds…well, that can provide powerful inspiration for the rest of us.

For decades, great universities have based entire courses on case studies. Biography may be seen as the ultimate case study: How to make choices that lead to a fulfilling life.