Marquis Who's Who

Marquis Who's Who
Typewebsite
StatusGenerally unreliable Generally unreliable
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Blacklistedno
Recency2022
Domain marquiswhoswho.com
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Marquis Who's Who, including its publication Who's Who in America, is considered generally unreliable. As most of its content is provided by the person concerned, editors generally consider Marquis Who's Who comparable to a self-published source. There is a broad consensus that Marquis Who's Who should not be used to establish notability for article topics. See also: Who's Who (UK).

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Marquis Who's Who, also known as A.N. Marquis Company (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ or /mɑːrˈkiː/), is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled Who's Who in... followed by some subject, such as Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in Asia, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in American Politics, etc. Often, Marquis Who's Who books are found in the reference section of local libraries, at corporate libraries, and are also used for research by universities.

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