Albert Nelson Marquis
Albert Nelson Marquis(January 10, 1855 – December 21, 1943) was a Chicago publisher best known for creating theWho's Whobook series, starting withWho's Who in America,which was first published in 1899.[1][2]
Marquis was born inDecatur, Ohio,and raised by his maternal grandparents in nearbyHamersville.At age 21 he founded theA.N. Marquis & Companyin Cincinnati, and moved to Chicago in 1884. His early publications were generally guide books, directories, and maps. He was the full owner ofWho's Whountil 1926,[2][3]and remained as editor in chief of the publication until 1940.[4]Marquis also published specialized versionsWho's Who,including occupation-specific and location-specific editions.[5]
Marquis died of heart trouble at his home inEvanston, Illinois,on December 21, 1943.[4]
References
[edit]- ^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.RetrievedSeptember 11,2016– via Internet Archive.
- ^ab(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
- ^The Book of Chicagoans,p. 459 (1911)
- ^ab(22 December 1943). "Who's Who' Editor Dies at Age of 88",Nevada State Journal(UP story), p. 9 col. 1.
- ^Marquis, Albert Nelson,ed. (1914).Ira W. Jayne(2nd ed.). Chicago:A.N. Marquis.p. 266.
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External links
[edit]- Historical marker to A.N. Marquis in Decatur, Ohio,via remarkableohio
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