Abstract
The methodological problems of the study of personality (personalistics) are one of the traditional and most fundamental problems in historical science. In the conditions of modern global civilization, it not only does not lose its significance, but, on the contrary, acquires special relevance and urgency. In this regard, the article highlights and characterizes the methodological approaches to the study of personality. The authors consider the methodological basis, specifics and scope of the biographical research method and characterize the main features of biographical research, their significance, advantages and limitations of using the biographical genre for historical knowledge. The article discusses the biography, social and political activities of one of the representatives of the Kazakh intelligentsia, a people's teacher and a professional lawyer, the author of the constitution, a prominent figure in the Alash Orda national movement in the early twentieth century — Kadyrbaev Seidazim.