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Founded in 1898 by Albert Nelson Marquis as an American counterpoint to the UK-oriented publication of the same name (published by A.C. Black since 1849 and, notably, including substantial biographies since 1897), the first edition of the publication contained concise biographies of more than 8,500 "distinguished Americans".
Cambridge Who's Who (also known as Worldwide Who's Who), a vanity publisher based in Uniondale, New York; Marquis Who's Who, a series of books published since 1899 by Marquis, primarily listing prominent American people, but including Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in New Zealand, twelve editions published at irregular intervals between 1908 ...
Who's Who in American Art was published for many years by R. R. Bowker Publishing up to and including the 20th edition. It has since been published by Marquis Who's Who, beginning with the 21st edition. [2] In November 2006, Marquis released the 27th edition, titled Who's Who in American Art 2007–2008. The 31st edition is scheduled for ...
Forbes recently released its list of the 400 richest people in America in 2024 and 10 of those billionaires hail from Georgia. These people made their fortunes across a variety of industries ...
Time has narrowed its short list for its 2024 Person of the Year to five prominent figures ranging from political leaders to royalty. Ahead of their exclusive reveal of the Person of the Year on ...
Trump’s son Don Jr. had long cultivated a rapport with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose independent campaign for the presidency in 2024 had garnered surprising levels of support, especially among ...
Albert Nelson Marquis (January 10, 1855 – December 21, 1943) was a Chicago publisher best known for creating the Who's Who book series, starting with Who's Who in America, which was first published in 1899. [1] [2] Marquis was born in Decatur, Ohio, and raised by his maternal grandparents in nearby Hamersville.
As of July 2006 Cambridge Who's Who was established as a merger between Empire Executive and Professional Registry, Inc. and Manchester Who's Who Registries, Inc. [6] In July 2007, Cambridge Who's Who completed its "acquisition" of Metropolitan Who's Who, also based on Long Island. [7] (Cambridge's logo designs and solicitation letters are ...