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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. 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'', ''Who's Who in American Politics'', etc. 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.〔(Rutgers University Libraries )〕〔(Bates College Library Recommended Resources )〕 Subsidiary National Register Publishing publishes directories of business reference information. ''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''."〔Hamilton, William, L., "Who Are You? Why Are You Here?", ''The New York Times'', November 13, 2005 (Available online )〕 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". 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. "A total of 25,000 copies have been sold for shipment for 2006."〔 The content is also provided online to libraries and other paid subscribers. Marquis requires no publication or processing fees from the persons selected as biographees.〔(FAQ ), Marquis Who's Who〕 ==History== Founded in 1899 by Albert Nelson Marquis as an American counterpoint to the UK-oriented publication of the same name (published by A.C. Black since 1849 and, notably, including substantial biographies since 1897), the first edition of the publication contained concise biographies of more than 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."〔 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 90,000 entries.〔(About us ), Marquiswhoswho.com〕 Originally independent, it was acquired by the conglomerate ITT. Macmillan bought ITT's publishing division in 1985. Reed Publishing bought Marquis and National Register from Macmillan in 1991. News Communications, Inc., which owns ''The Hill'', bought Marquis in 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marquis Who's Who」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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