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Who's Who (UK)
Who's Who is a reference work.[6] It has been published annually in the form of a hardback book since , and has been published online since It has also been published on CD-ROM. It lists, and gives information on, people from around the world who influence British life.[7] Entries include notable figures from government, politics, academia, business, sport and the arts. Who's Who is the th edition and includes more than 33, people.
In , the book was described as the United Kingdom's most prominent work of biographical reference.[8]
The book is the original Who's Who book[9] and "the pioneer work of its type".[10] The book is an origin of the expression "who's who" used in a wider sense.[11][12][13]
History
editWho's Who has been published since [14]
When book publisher A & C Black bought the copyright to the publication in , Douglas Sladen was employed with a three-year contract to overhaul the publication. According to Sladen, the old Who's Who was solely a "handbook of the titled and official classes only", which he sought to modernize by including celebrities from all circles through the use of autobiographical forms.[15] Between and , under Sladen, Who's Who expanded its number of entries from 6, to 8, The in
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