Albert Nelson Marquis

Albert Nelson Marquis (January 10, 1855 - December 21, 1943) was a Chicago publisher best known for creating the Who's Who book series, starting with Who's Who in America which was first published in 1899.[1][2]

Marquis was born in Decatur, Ohio raised by his maternal grandparents in nearby Hamersville. At age 21 he founded the A.N. Marquis & Company in Cincinnati, and moved to Chicago in 1884. His early publications were generally guide books, directories, and maps. He was the full owner of Who's Who until 1926,[2][3] and remained as "editor in chief" of the publication until 1940.[4] Marquis also published specialized versions Who's Who, including occupation-specific and location-specific editions.[5]

Marquis died of heart trouble at his home in Evanston, Illinois on December 21, 1943.[4]

References
  1. Leonard, John. W., ed. (1900). WHO'S IN AMERICA; A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men and Women of the United States 1899-1900 (1 ed.). Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company. Retrieved September 11, 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. (22 December 1943). Albert N. Marquis, Who's Who Editor. Founder of the Biographical Dictionary of Notables in America is Dead at 89, The New York Times
  3. The Book of Chicagoans, p. 459 (1911)
  4. (22 December 1943). "Who's Who' Editor Dies at Age of 88", Nevada State Journal (UP story), p. 9 col. 1.
  5. Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1914). Ira W. Jayne. The Book of Detroiters: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit (2nd ed.). Chicago: A.N. Marquis. p. 266.


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