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Marquis Who's Who
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| Founded | 1898 |
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| Founder | Albert Nelson Marquis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Erica Lee, CEO and editor-in-chief |
| Nonfiction topics | Biographies |
| Official website | marquiswhoswho |
Marquis Who's Who, also known as A.N. Marquis Company, (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ or /mɑːrˈkiː/) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled 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 Asia, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in American Politics, etc. Often, Marquis Who's Who books are found in the reference section of local libraries, at corporate libraries, and are also used for research by universities.[1][2]
In 2005, while Marquis was owned by News Communications, Inc., publishers of The Hill; The New York Times referred to the sixtieth edition of Who's Who in America as "a librarian's Vanity Fair".[3]
Marquis states in its 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 biography, 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 also is provided online to libraries and other paid subscribers.
- ^ "Marquis Biographies Online".
- ^ Bates College Library Recommended Resources Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hamilton, William L. (November 13, 2005). "Who Are You? Why Are You Here?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Marquis Who's Who. Who's Who in America 1994. Chicago, Ill: Marquis Who's Who. pp. vi. ISBN 0-8379-0151-0.
- ^ "Marquis Who's Who Bluesheet". Thomson Reuters. 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
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