On 27/06/07, Andrew Gray <shimgray(a)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.