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Marquis Releases 50th Edition of Who's Who in America

 

New Providence, NJ -- Portraying leaders in every field, from politics and industry to art and science, Who's Who in America 50th Edition (Marquis; 1996) is a window to the lives of the people who are shaping America today. Containing over 100,000 individual entries, Who's Who in America provides the most current biographical information on our nation's leaders, including name, occupation, vital statistics, education, career, creative works, awards, activities, and address. The guide offers a depth of detail and scope of coverage unlike any other.

Published as a 3-volume set containing 5,258 pages, Who's Who in America is the ultimate tool for fact-checking, networking and prospecting. Who's Who in America profiles high achievers from all walks of life and every field of endeavor: business and finance, government, law, healthcare, media, sports, science and technology, and the arts, among others.

Simplified Searching
Easy-to-use geographic and professional indexes simplify searches to locate prospective partners, colleagues, clients, speakers, and more. Entries are listed by profession in any of 38 categories or by location in 50 states, 12 Canadian provinces, and thousands of cities.

Through fifty editions, Who's Who in America has grown from 8,602 biographees in 1899 to over 100,000 outstanding individuals in the 1996 edition. To maintain its reputation as the most accurate and comprehensive biographical reference source, each year Marquis editors and researchers confirm that candidates meet stringent selection criteria. To be chosen for inclusion, candidates must have held a position of responsibility or have attained a significant achievement in their field.

Marquis recently honored "50 Great Americans" who are included in the 1996 edition of Who's Who in America. Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist David Halberstam was the keynote speaker during a ceremony held at the Library of Congress to honor the "50 Great Americans." They included: Walter Annenberg, Saul Bellow, Jimmy Carter, Bob Hope, I.M. Pei, Sandra Day O'Connor, Cal Ripken, Jr., Jasper Johns, Marian Wright Edelman, Paul Newman, Ted Turner, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Jacqueline Joyner Kersee, C. Everett Koop, Beverly Sills, Bruce Springsteen, Wilma Mankiller and 36 other notables.
For more information or to order Who's Who in America, call Marquis at 1-800-521-8110. America's premier biographical reference publisher, Marquis also publishes Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists, and 9 other titles. Marquis joined the Reed Reference Publishing family of companies in 1991.