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Johns's Notable Australians




Who's Who in Australia

The Who's Who in Australia is an Australian biographical reference first published by Fred Johns in 1906 as Johns's Notable Australians. It has been used by academics as a resource that identifies Australia's leading individuals, and has been analysed when studying the social backgrounds – particularly education – of Australia's elites. The Who's Who reference is currently published by Crown Content, a reference publishing company owned by the Bennelong Group.

History

Who’s Who in Australia began as the vision of South Australian sub-editor Fred Johns. Following his arrival in Australia in 1884, Johns compiled a volume of biographies of notable living compatriots. First published in 1906, Johns's Notable Australians contained nearly 1,100 entries representing a wide range of endeavours. Subsequent editions were published in 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1922, before the book first appeared as Who's Who in Australia in 1927.

Fred Johns died in December 1932, earning a reputation as one the most reliable sources of information on prominent Australians.

Series

There are three products in the current Who's Who series including,

Criteria for inclusion

2010 edition

Who’s Who in Australia 2010 was released December 2009 with over 420 new entries. Among the new entrants for the 2010 book were Gold Logie winning actor Rebecca Gibney, author Nam Le, chef Jacques Reymond , soccer superstar Tim Cahill and comedian Dave Hughes.

2011 edition

Who’s Who in Australia 2011 was released 9 December 2010. Among the new entries were Hollywood A-listers Sam Worthington, Abbie Cornish and Simon Baker, tennis player Samantha Stosur, neurosurgeon Dr Wirginia Maixner, racing car driver Jamie Whincup, editorial cartoonist Peter Nicholson, masterchef George Calombaris and cricket player Peter Siddle

2012 edition

Who’s Who in Australia 2012 is schdeuled for release in December 2011.

Complete list of editions and predecessors

Editions of Who's Who in Australia and its predecessors.

References

  1. Walker, Frank (2001-07-22). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life (The Sun-Herald): p. 16. http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22presbyterian+ladies+college%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=author&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD01072295GNI6E8E6E. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  2. "Who's Who of School Rankings". Better Education Australia. http://bettereducation.com.au/SchoolRanking.aspx. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  3. Mark Peel and Janet McCalman, Who Went Where in Who's Who 1988: The Schooling of the Australian Elite, Melbourne University History Research Series Number 1, 1992
  4. Ian Hansen, Nor Free Nor Secular: Six Independent Schools in Victoria, a First Sample, Oxford University Press, 1971
  5. http://www.crowncontent.com.au/
  6. http://www.benngroup.com/
  7. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/johns-frederick-fred-6851
  8. "Who's Who in Australia Nomination Form". Crown Content. http://www.crowncontent.com.au/whos-who-nomination-form.html. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  9. "Crown Content's criteria for inclusion in Who's Who publications". Crown Content. http://www.crowncontent.com.au/whos-who-entry-criteria.html. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

External links


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