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Who's Who In Nebraska
''Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940'' is a Who's Who book first published by the Nebraska Press Association in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to its "Foreword," the publication includes "life sketches of men and women who have achieved distinction in the fields of economic, civic and cultural endeavor" in the state of Nebraska in 1940. Members of the Nebraska Press Association solicited suggested entries from "Chambers of Commerce, professional organizations, service groups, Nebraskans in every walk of life, newspapers and others." The book comprised 1171 pages and focused on each individual county and a few of the important people in each. The book included approximately 11,000 entries; In a 1939 meeting, the Nebraska Medical Association voted against endorsing the book project after receiving a request from the Nebraska Press Association. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who
''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biography, biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of notable persons. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849. In addition to legitimate reference works, some ''Who's Who'' lists involve the selling of "memberships" in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services. AARP, the University at Buffalo and the Government of South Australia have published warnings of these ''Who's Who'' scams. Notable examples by country * ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in ''Who Was Who.'' * ''Cambridge Who's Who'' (also known as ''Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
