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'''''Who's Who''''' (2005 Edition: ISBN 071367010X), is an annual [[United Kingdom|British]] publication of very short biographies of about 30,000 notable Britons, published since 1849 by [[A & C Black]]. A full online edition of the work was launched in 2005. |
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Subjects are added by invitation, with entries normally written autobiographically and only removed from the publication upon death of the subject. The 1897 edition's preface claimed that it covered those whose "prominence is inherited, or depending on office, or the result of ability which singles them out from their fellows". The first two parts contain biographies for all holders of titles of [[Peerage]], [[Member of Parliament|MPs]], [[Courts of England and Wales|judges]], and certain [[British Civil Service|civil servants]]. The third part, which represents many of the entries, contains people from a wide range of fields who have distinguished themselves, such as [[journalism|journalists]], [[actor]]s, [[lawyer]]s, [[researcher]]s, and [[artist]]s. Every Professorial Chair at [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] are eligible for admission to Who's Who. |
Subjects are added by invitation, with entries normally written autobiographically and only removed from the publication upon death of the subject. The 1897 edition's preface claimed that it covered those whose "prominence is inherited, or depending on office, or the result of ability which singles them out from their fellows". The first two parts contain biographies for all holders of titles of [[Peerage]], [[Member of Parliament|MPs]], [[Courts of England and Wales|judges]], and certain [[British Civil Service|civil servants]]. The third part, which represents many of the entries, contains people from a wide range of fields who have distinguished themselves, such as [[journalism|journalists]], [[actor]]s, [[lawyer]]s, [[researcher]]s, and [[artist]]s. Every Professorial Chair at [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] are eligible for admission to Who's Who. |
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Revision as of 20:31, 10 January 2006
Who's Who (2005 Edition: ISBN 071367010X), is an annual British publication of very short biographies of about 30,000 notable Britons, published since 1849 by A & C Black. A full online edition of the work was launched in 2005.
Subjects are added by invitation, with entries normally written autobiographically and only removed from the publication upon death of the subject. The 1897 edition's preface claimed that it covered those whose "prominence is inherited, or depending on office, or the result of ability which singles them out from their fellows". The first two parts contain biographies for all holders of titles of Peerage, MPs, judges, and certain civil servants. The third part, which represents many of the entries, contains people from a wide range of fields who have distinguished themselves, such as journalists, actors, lawyers, researchers, and artists. Every Professorial Chair at Oxford and Cambridge are eligible for admission to Who's Who.
Originally at ten-year intervals, and now every five years, a volume of Who Was Who is published, with the Who's Who entries for those who have died since the previous edition.
A fuller history of Who's Who was published to coincide with the 150th edition in 1998.
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