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Marquis Who's Who, a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. , is the American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies of influential persons. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The books are usually titled Who's Who in. . . followed by some subject, such as Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and so on. Marquis Who's Who books are often found in the reference section of local libraries, at corporate libraries, and are also used for research by universities on their websites, such as Northwestern's and Harvard's. [1][2]

"Who's Who in America", its flagship publication, is a registered trademark of News Communications, Inc. The New York Times referred to the 60th edition of Who's Who in America as "a librarian's Vanity Fair" and an "authoritative tool and valid portrait of [American] society". Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. [3]

Marquis states in the Preface that Who's Who in America, "endeavors to profile the leaders of American society; those men and women who are influencing their nation's development". [4]

Entries in Marquis Who's Who books list career and personal data for each Biographee, including birth date and place, names of parents and family members, education, writings and creative works, civic activities, awards, political affiliation, religion, and addresses. [5] The content is also now provided online to libraries and other paid subscribers.

Marquis offers some features associated with the vanity press business models, such as selling merchandise to persons selected as biographees, although this is not a criterion and there is never a charge for being listed or aggressive sales tactics used. A vanity press or vanity publisher is a publishing house that publishes books at the author's expense Johnathon Clifford claims to have coined the term in 1959 [6]

Contents

History

Founded in 1899 by Albert Nelson Marquis (pronounced as IPA: /ˈmɑːrkwɨs/), the first edition of the publication contained concise biographies of over 8,500 "distinguished Americans". Albert Marquis wrote that the book's objective was to "chronicle the lives of individuals whose achievements and contributions to society make them subjects of widespread reference interest and inquiry. "[4]

Today, the company publishes over a dozen different series and offers an online database with information on 1. 4 million individuals; Who's Who in America contains over one hundred thousand entries. Their website states that, since 1899, Who's Who in America has chronicled the lives and careers of America's most noteworthy men and women. [7]

Formerly owned by Reed Publishing, Marquis is now a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. , which also owns National Register Publishing and The Hill. [8]

Publications

General publications

In March 2008, Marquis launched an online gallery version of Who's Who in American Art, searchable by artist name and media. [8]

Regional publications

Historical series

Selection process

Marquis Who's Who states that selection of individuals for listing in its publications "is based on reference value. Individuals become eligible for listing by virtue of their positions and/or noteworthy achievements that have proved to be of significant value to society. An individual's desire to be listed is not sufficient reason for inclusion. Similarly, wealth or social position are not criteria. Purchase of the book is never a factor in the selection of biographees". [4]

Tucker Carlson, in an article entitled "The Hall of Lame" that appeared in Forbes Magazine in 1999, wrote that the selection process is neither rigorous nor meaningful, and self nominators and thousands of people not particularly notable are included, such as bowling coaches, teachers and landscape architects. Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American political news correspondent and commentator who formerly co-hosted CNN 's Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Carlson also writes that Marquis makes money selling addresses to direct mail marketers. Direct marketing is a sub-discipline and type of Marketing. There are two main definitional characteristics which distinguish it from other types of marketing [9]

Marquis calls its selection criteria "stringent" and says that biographical data on candidates for listing are reviewed by its editors to confirm that its requirements are met. Once selected, a biographical draft is sent to biographees for prepublication checking. In cases where notable individuals decline to submit biographical data, Marquis compiles information itself. [4]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ^ Northwestern University Library
  2. ^ Harvard's Biography Resource Center
  3. ^ Hamilton, William, L. Who's Who (2007 edition ISBN 978-0-7136-7527-6 is an annual British publication of biographies which vary in length (typically a single paragraph or , "Who Are You? Why Are You Here?", The New York Times, November 13, 2005 Available online
  4. ^ a b c d Marquis Who's Who. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Who's Who in America 1994. Chicago, Ill: Marquis Who's Who, vi. ISBN 0-8379-0151-0.  
  5. ^ Marquis Who's Who Bluesheet. Thomson Reuters (2008-04-21). Thomson Reuters is an information company created by The Thomson Corporation 's purchase of Reuters on 17 April 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
  6. ^ FAQ, Marquis Who's Who
  7. ^ About us marquiswhoswho. com
  8. ^ a b Marquis Who's Who Launches Artists' Gallery Web Site (news release). PR newswire (2008-03-19). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  9. ^ Tucker Carlson (March 8, 1999), “The Hall of Lame”, Forbes Magazine, <http://www.forbes.com/fyi/1999/0308/063.html> 
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American political news correspondent and commentator who formerly co-hosted CNN 's Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly
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