Marquis Who’s Who on the Web

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Marquis Who’s Who on the Web features biographical profiles of 1.2 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more. Updates to biographies are made daily, and new biographies are added daily.

Marquis Who’s Who on the Web provides access to current biographies of all individuals who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985:

• Who’s Who in America
• Who’s Who in the World
• Who’s Who of American Women
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare
• Who’s Who in Finance and Business (Formerly Who's Who in Finance & Industry)
• Who’s Who in 20th Century America
• Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America
• Who’s Who in the East
• Who’s Who in the Midwest
• Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
• Who’s Who in the West
• Who’s Who in Media and Communications
• Who’s Who in Entertainment
• Who’s Who in American Education
• Who’s Who in American Nursing
• Who’s Who in Religion
• Who’s Who Among Human Services Professionals

Digitized biographies from Who Was Who in America volumes (1607-1985) form an online segment called Who’s Who in American History, representing 400 years of biographical history. Marquis Who’s Who on the Web includes 110,000 “life stories” from 1607 to the present. Biographies cover inventors, explorers, colonists, abolitionists, important figures in business, government, the military, education, literature and others who helped shape American history .

Marquis Who’s Who on the Web features biographical coverage including:

• birth information
• family
• education and degree
• career history
• creative works
• awards
• military history
• achievements
• current memberships
• interests/hobbies
• contact information

The primary selection criteria for Marquis Who's Who Publications are:

1. Position of leadership held at significant organization
2. Educational attainments
3. Noteworthy achievement in creative works (writings, music, television, movies, etc.)
4. Significant publishing or public speaking experience
5. Contributions to the community.

For listees in Who's Who in America, these accomplishments tend to be national in scope. Marquis Who's Who biographees have the opportunity to update their biographies several times throughout the year. Research staff also regularly collects and updates biographical data.

[Source: About the Database, Marquis Who's Who on the Web, May 20, 2005]