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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".
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.
It contained a Preface, Abbreviations, Biographies, Obituaries, and a Classified Geographical Index. 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]
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 ...
Canadian Dictionary of Biography (online) Canadian who's who. Musson Book co., 1910. ... Who's Who in America. Marquis, 1899-. ISSN 0083-9396. [1] [11] Marquis Who's Who.
Originally a project of Marquis's Who's Who in America, it was later taken over by Virkus's own Institute of American Genealogy. Virkus guided the publication of the Compendium for more than two decades with the intention of producing a genealogical encyclopedia of the “first families of America”. It is a major source of information on ...
Who's Who in America, 50th edition, 1996, Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, New Jersey (1995) Who's Who in American Music: Classical, R.R. Bowker, New York City (1983) Who's Who in Entertainment, Second edition, 1992–1993, Marquis Who's Who, Wilmette, Illinois (1992) Who's Who in Entertainment, Third edition, 1998– 1999.
7. Who's who in America (1901) "William Oscar Rogers" By Marquis Who's Who. Page 964. Original from the University of Michigan v.2 1901–1902. Digitized May 8, 2007. Google Book Search. Retrieved November 14, 2007. 8.