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Reference Online: subscription-based electronic services for English public libraries

Who's Who

Who’s Who and Who Was Who

www.ukwhoswho.com  

Published every year since 1849, Who’s Who is the leading source of up-to-date information about over 32,000 influential people in British public life today. Who Was Who is an invaluable and historical archive which collects together the entries of nearly 90,000 people, now deceased, which were included in previous editions of Who’s Who. 

Who’s Who and Who Was Who offers:

  • Over 33,000 entries from the current edition of Who's Who
  • Nearly 90,000 entries from all 11 volumes of Who Was Who
  • A wealth of personal information included for each person – full name, titles, birth date, and (where appropriate) death date, family history, education, honours, career history, publications, creative works, and contact details
  • Fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures – discover who lists underwater knitting or ablative horticulture among their hobbies, and find out how many people describe themselves as cat lovers or belonging to the Garrick Club
  • Not just British people – Nelson Mandela, Venus Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Woody Allen are just some of the international figures included
  • Extensive internal cross-references – find family members and lists of similar people (eg in the same profession or born in the same period) with ease
  • Over 10,000 direct reciprocal links with the award-winning Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(for subscribers)
  • Custom-built for bibliographic research

Find out more about the online edition of Who’s Who and Who Was Who http://www.oup.com/whoswho/

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