''The International Who's Who'' is a
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 gr ...
series of reference books of notable people worldwide that has been published annually since 1935.
History
The first edition was published in 1935 by
Europa Publications.
The eighth edition (1943-44) was published in 1943 at the height of the Second World War and included for the first time the names of Generals
Eisenhower,
Vatutin Vatutin (russian: Ватутин) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Vatutina. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alexey Vatutin
Alexey Vatutin (russian: Алексе́й Дми́триевич Вату́тин; ...
and
Govorov. The publishers note in their preface that they took special pains to include details of those in the
Axis countries and
Adolf Hitler appeared accordingly under H in the book.
[''The International Who's Who 1943-44''. 8th edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1943.]
From 2000, the series has been published by
Routledge, an imprint of the UK publishing group
Taylor and Francis,
and by 2006 it contained approximately 25,000 entries.
The International Who's Who online
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. Archived by Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
Scams
The Who's Who brand has been tainted by the numerous Who's Who scam
''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of nota ...
s, which function by attempting to convince someone that they deserve to be in the Who's Who directory, but a prepayment is required.
See also
* '' World Leaders''
References
External links
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* Volumes of
The International Who's Who
' available for loan (free with registration) at the Internet Archive
International biographical dictionaries
Routledge books
Publications established in 1935
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