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1、WHOWASWHO5000B.C.toDateWHOWASWHO5000B.C.toDateBiographicalDictionaryoftheFamousandThoseWhoWantedtoBeEditedbyIrwinL.Gordon1WHOWASWHO5000B.C.toDateNOTETHEeditorbegsleavetoinformthepublicthatonlypersonswhocanproduceproperevidenceoftheirdemisewillbeadmittedtoWhoWasWho.
2、PressAgentnoticesorcomplimentarycommentsareabsolutelyexcluded,andthoseofferingtopayfortheinsertionofnameswillbeprosecuted.Aspersonsbecomeeligibletheywillbeincludedwithoutsolicitation,whilethepageswillbeexpurgatedofothersshouldgoodluckwarrant.WhoWasWhocontainsover50
3、0biographiesofthosewhodidorendeavoredtobecomefamous.Inaworkofsuchmagnitudeerrorsoccasionallyoccur.Shouldthisbethecase,theeditorwillbegladtoreceivecorrectionsfromtheex-celebritiesortheirenemies.Thesewillbeacceptedgratis.Proofswillbesenttoallsubscribers.Membersofthef
4、amilywillbeabletoorderthecomingeditionsinadvancebyapplyingandremittingtothepublisher.TheworkisfullyprotectedbythelibellawsoftheUnitedStatesandGreatBritain.Undernocircumstancewillduelsbefought.Theeditorwishestoexpresshisthankstothosewhohavefurnishedmaterialforthisbo
5、ok.Healsotruststheywillshowtheirgoodfeelingbypurchasingacopy,andthatalltheunfortunateswillspeedilybereturnedtoWho'sWho.THEEDITOR.2WHOWASWHO5000B.C.toDateAADAM[1](lastnameunknown),ancestor,explorer,gardener,andinauguratorofhistory.Biographersdifferastohisparentage.B
6、ornfirstSaturdayofyear1.Littleisknownofhischildhood.Education:Self-educated.Enteredthegardeningandorchardbusinesswhenayoungman.Wasastronganti-polygamist.MarriedEve,acloserelative.Children,CainandAbel(seethem).Wasprosperousforsomeyears,buteventuallyfellpreytohiswife
7、'sfruitfulambitions.Lostfavoroftheproprietorofthegarden,andfailedinbusiness.A.startedanumberofthingswhichhavenotbeenperfected.Diet:Fondofapples.Recreation:Chess,agriculture.Address:Eden,GeneralDelivery.Clubs:Memberofallexclusiveclubs.[1]Ed.Note:Adamshouldnotbefirst
8、,butheisgiventhatpositionoutofrespect.ABEL,sonoftheabove.SpentearlydaysintheGardenofEdenwithhisparents,andlatertraveledwiththem.Conductedasheepra