This volume contains the entries, as they appeared in Who's Who for the last time, of those who died during the years 1916-1928, brought up to date and with the date of death added.
The book had, by early date, set the pattern it has followed to this day, aiming to list whose who, through heir careers, affect the political, economic, scientific, and artistic life of the country:the first invitations to preaper biographies for the 1897 edition were sent to such people.
John Adam Smith (5 Juni 1723-17 Juli 1790) adalah seorang filsuf yang menjadi pelapor ilmu ekonomi modern
Usaha pendapatan dan penulisan laporan yang bersifat kesejarahan, khususnya yang menyangkut peran seorang tokoh di Sumatra Barat, baik dalam kancah perjuangan maupun pembangunan kebudayaan, perlu dikembangkan. Hal tersebut sangat penting dilakukan, mengingat banyak sekali pelajaran dan pengalaman yang patut dipetik dari perjuangan dan pengabdian tokoh.
Jomo Kenyatta bearded, tough, still something of mystery, although now in his seventies dominates the new Kenya, Beneath him rival fagtions battle for power, and the representative of both East and West contend for influence as the pattern of independent rule emerges in this alaways turbulent former colony, Kenya was the first Britain's white settled colonies to given independence.