''The International Who's Who'' is a
Who's Who 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
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, an ...
.
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
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
,
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
The Axis powers, ; it, Potenze dell'Asse ; ja, 枢軸国 ''Sūjikukoku'', group=nb originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were ...
and
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
appeared accordingly under H in the book.
[''The International Who's Who 1943-44''. 8th edition. ]George Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an ...
, London, 1943.
From 2000, the series has been published by
Routledge
Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law ...
, an imprint of the UK publishing group
Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Ki ...
,
and by 2006 it contained approximately 25,000 entries.
The International Who's Who online
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. Archived by Wayback Machine
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. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
Scams
The Who's Who brand has been tainted by the numerous Who's Who scams, 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
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International biographical dictionaries
Routledge books
Publications established in 1935
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