Who's Who in the World 2015 -32nd Edition (Classic)

Who's Who in the World 2015 -32nd Edition (Classic)

Release Date: December 2014
Format(s): Hardcover ( 8.5 x 11 )
Pages: 2,856 (approx.)
ISBN: 978-0-8379-1154-0
List Price: $1000.00

For over 110 years, Marquis Who's Who® has been the gold standard for biographical information, trusted by academic and public libraries. This tradition of excellence continues with the release of the 2015 32^nd edition of Who's Who in the World which provides concise, accurate biographies of renowned individuals from around the world, representing virtually every major field of human endeavor. Within this publication, you will find Nobel Prize winners, innovators/inventors, authors, athletes, academic professionals, judges, fashion professionals, and entertainers. You will also find royalty, captains of industry, political and religious leaders and many others whose noteworthy and profound contributions are showcased in this volume. This indispensable research tool includes professional and personal data unavailable in any other source, offering researchers a unique insight into the lives of the world's most notable personalities. There is simply no other source like it.

• Gina Rinehart - Australian Mining Executive; named to TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World, 2013
• Vladimir Putin - President of Russia
• Rafael Nadal - Winner of the 2013 US Open
• Margaret Chan - Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Toyo Ito - Winner of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize
• Prince William - His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge; second in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II, after Prince Charles
• His Holiness Pope Francis - Elected the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013

Also featured are prominent first-time listees including:

• Yang Lan - Chinese TV personality; co-owner of Sun Media Investment Holdings
• Mark Cutifani - New CEO of Anglo American plc
• Robert Azevêdo - Director General of the World Trade Organization
• John W. Ashe - President of the United Nations General Assembly
• Hassan Rouhani - New President of Iran
• Dr. James C. Hogg - Winner of Canada Gairdner Wightman award for his research in the field of Chronic Respiratory Disease
• Fabiola Gianotti - Physicist with CERN, Switzerland; named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes magazine, 2013

The gold standard of world biography since 1970, Who's Who in the World continues to be the authoritative source for biographical data on the movers and shakers of the world today..

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