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]

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,[1][2] and remained as "editor in chief" of the publication until 1940.[3]

Marquis died of heart trouble at his home in Evanston, Illinois on December 21, 1943.[3]

References

  1. 1 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
  2. ↑ The Book of Chicagoans, p. 459 (1911)
  3. 1 2 (22 December 1943). "Who's Who' Editor Dies at Age of 88", Nevada State Journal (UP story), p. 9 col. 1.

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