On 27/06/07, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
There is a substantial difference between "Who's Who", the original general publication, and "Who's Who ---", the genre of publications. The original takes "notability" (with a few odd caveats) as its basic threshold of entry; the various "Who's Who in X" are not nearly as discriminating, and will often take anyone willing to pay. Yes, it's confusing, but there you go. I believe this all has its roots in a *really complex* transatlantic trademark dispute...
Being in "Who's Who" (the original) is prima facie evidence this is a generally notable person and warrants an article. However, the Who's Who text itself is pretty much written by the subject. An appropriate phrasing would be something like "In his Who's Who entry, X claims ..."
- d.