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Who Was Annie Oakley?
By Stephanie Spinner
Annie Oakley was the original power girl in an age when most women stayed home. During the late 1...
Who Was Sacagawea?
By Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history,...
Who Was Albert Einstein?
By Jess Brallier
Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in...
Who Was Ben Franklin?
By Dennis Brindell Fradin
A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who ...
Who Was Harry Houdini?
By Tui Sutherland
Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail c...
Who Is Maria Tallchief?
By Catherine Gourley
Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. Wi...
Who Was Amelia Earhart?
By Kate Boehm Jerome
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo acro...
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (GB)
By Yona Zeldis McDonough
Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, whe...
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
By Dennis Brindell Fradin
Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Indepen...
Who Was Helen Keller?
By Gare Thompson
At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and ...
Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt
By Gare Thompson
For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until...
Who Was Mark Twain?
By April Jones Prince
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best...
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?
By S. A. Kramer
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get t...
Who Was Ronald Reagan?
By Joyce Milton
From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in polit...
Who Was John F. Kennedy?
By Yona Zeldis McDonough
The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fough...
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
By Yona Zeldis McDonough
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It...
Who Was Charles Darwin?
By Deborah Hopkinson
As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “useless” experim...
UC Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
By Roberta Edwards
Presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist, scientist, engineer, and inventor.
Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
By Joan Holub
Learn about the real man behind the legend.
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
By Margaret Frith
This accessible, appealing biography shines the light on Thomas Edison, the inventor of the elect...
Who Were the Beatles?
By Geoff Edgers
"A biography of the Beatles, the world's most famous rock band"--Provided by publisher.
Who Was King Tut?
By Roberta Edwards
Explains the life and times of the Egyptian ruler King Tut, covering the story of the tomb's disc...
Who Was Daniel Boone?
By Sydelle Kramer
A look at the life and accomplishments of the famous pioneer, Daniel Boone.
Who Was William Shakespeare?
By Celeste Davidson Mannis
"Find out more about the real William Shakespeare in this fun and exciting illustrated biography!...
Who Was Anne Frank?
By Ann Abramson
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. Bu...
Who Was Marco Polo?
By Joan Holub
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More th...
Who Was Elvis Presley?
By Geoff Edgers
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for the latest title in the Who Wasa]? series! The Kin...
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
By Bonnie Bader
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and wa...
Who Was Queen Elizabeth?
By June Eding
Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangero...
Who Was Neil Armstrong?
By Roberta Edwards
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million peop...
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
By Janet Pascal
Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four...
Who Was George Washington?
By Roberta Edwards
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called th...
Who Was Walt Disney?
By Whitney Stewart
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pict...
Who Was Claude Monet?
By Ann Waldron
Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of th...
Who Was Pablo Picasso?
By True Kelley
Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and tran...
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
By Margaret Frith
Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great ...
Who Was Jim Henson?
By Joan Holub
Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry segment when he was only a freshman ...
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
By Gail Herman
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, an...
Who Was Rosa Parks?
By Yona Zeldis McDonough
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Thi...
Who Was Dr. Seuss?
By Janet Pascal
Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality....
Who Was Paul Revere?
By Roberta Edwards
In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impendi...
Who Was Babe Ruth?
By Joan Holub
Just in time for baseball season! Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he ...
Who Was Steve Jobs?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six ...
Who is J.K. Rowling?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-de...
Who Was Roald Dahl?
By True Kelley
Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month! Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors e...
Who Is Jane Goodall?
By Roberta Edwards
A life in the wild! Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to stu...
Who Is Bill Gates?
By Patricia Brennan Demuth
Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, phi...
Who Was Sally Ride?
By Megan Stine
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join...
Who Was Maurice Sendak?
By Janet Pascal
It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first ma...
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
By Bonnie Bader
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing...
Who Is Bob Dylan? (Who Was?)
By Jim O'Connor
A singer-songerwriter, musician, and artist, Bob Dylan is an American icon. In the past five deca...
Who Is Michelle Obama? (Who Was?)
By Megan Stine, Who HQ
Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from...
Who Was Nelson Mandela?
By Meg Belviso, Pamela D. Pollack
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spe...
Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
By James Buckley Jr.
As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice ...
Who Was Frida Kahlo?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided...
Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
By Patricia Brennan Demuth
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, based on her own childhood and later life, are still b...
Who Is Steven Spielberg? (Who Was?)
By Stephanie Spinner
While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angl...
Who Was Milton Hershey?
By James Buckley Jr.
Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey’s life was filled with invention and in...
Who Was Abigail Adams?
By True Kelley
Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Ada...
Who Is Dolly Parton? (Who Was?)
By True Kelley
Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She w...
Who Were the Wright Brothers? (Who Was?)
By James Buckley Jr.
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained ...
Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?
By Michael Burgan
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making T...
Who Is George Lucas? (Who Was?)
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most succ...
Who Was Bruce Lee?
By Jim Gigliotti
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philos...
Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?
By Megan Stine
Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typical war hero “back story.” Although a graduate o...
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
By Bonnie Bader
Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West ...
Who Was Queen Victoria?
By Jim Gigliotti
Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian Era, a period of industrial, cul...
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
By James Buckley Jr.
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22, the same yea...
Who Was Clara Barton?
By Stephanie Spinner
Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. ...
Who Was Marie Curie?
By Megan Stine
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only Un...
Who Was Henry Ford?
By Michael Burgan
Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambi...
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
By James Buckley Jr.
Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseb...
Who Was Rachel Carson?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began wor...
Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal ro...
Who Was Isaac Newton?
By Janet Pascal
Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the ...
Who Was Julius Caesar?
By Nico Medina
He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politicia...
Who Was Gandhi?
By Dana Meachen Rau
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in L...
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
By April Jones Prince
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and onc...
Who Was Charles Dickens?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspire...
Who Was Sitting Bull?
By Stephanie Spinner
No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great leader. Born on the...
Who Was Andy Warhol?
By Kirsten Anderson
Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and movie stars, this shy young boy from Pittsburgh...
Who Is Gloria Steinem? (Who Was?)
By Sarah Fabiny
As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem worked hard to dig up important stories. She wen...
Who Is Stan Lee? (Who Was?)
By Geoff Edgers
Stanley Lieber was just seventeen when he got his first job at Timely Comics in 1939. Since then,...
Who Was Betsy Ross?
By James Buckley Jr.
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the Americ...
Who Was Galileo?
By Patricia Brennan Demuth
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that...
Who Was Robert Ripley?
By Kirsten Anderson
Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the del...
Who Was Jesus?
By Ellen Morgan
This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of the...
Who Is Wayne Gretzky? (Who Was?)
By Gail Herman
After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is k...
Who Was Winston Churchill?
By Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Suda...
Who Was Jacques Cousteau?
By Nico Medina, Who HQ
Jacques Cousteau is the most famous and beloved name in the world of deep-sea exploration. Couste...
Who Was Mother Teresa?
By Jim Gigliotti
Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged he...
Who Was Steve Irwin?
By Dina Anastasio
By popular demand, the 100th Who Was...? subject is Steve Irwin!Steve Irwin did not have a typica...
Who Was Beatrix Potter?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
Born into wealth in 1860’s London, Beatrix Potter always had a vivid imagination. Her early inter...
Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Brit...
Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?
By Jim Gigliotti
Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe’s ghastly tales have delighted reader...
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?)
By Dinah Brown
Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed...
Who Was Jesse Owens?
By James Buckley Jr.
At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into in...
Who Is Richard Branson? (Who Was?)
By Michael Burgan
What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire...
Who Were the Brothers Grimm? (Who Was?)
By Avery Reed, Who HQ
Known as the keepers of modern-day fairy tales, The Brothers Grimm are as legendary as their stor...
Who Is Derek Jeter? (Who Was?)
By Gail Herman
When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New...
Who Is Jeff Kinney? (Who Was?)
By Patrick Kinney
Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he ...
Who Is (Your Name Here)?: The Story of My Life (Who Was?)
By Paula K Manzanero
Abraham Lincoln. Nelson Mandela. Amelia Earhart. Your name here.This fun and interactive journal ...
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
By Dana Meachen Rau
From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed l...
Who Was Julia Child?
By Geoff Edgers, Carlene Hempel
Born in California in 1912, Julia Child enlisted in the Army and met her future husband, Paul, du...
Who Was Seabiscuit?
By James Buckley Jr.
In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spir...
Who Was Blackbeard?
By James Buckley Jr.
Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward ...
Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?
By Ellen Labrecque
Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his m...
Who Was George Washington Carver?
By Jim Gigliotti
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washingtoni Carver to succeed. Slaves were not all...
Who Was Michael Jackson?
By Megan Stine
Born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, Michael Jackson was definitely not a regular kid. A su...
Who Was Maya Angelou?
By Ellen Labrecque
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks...
Who Was Joan of Arc?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War....
Who Is Elton John? (Who Was?)
By Kirsten Anderson
How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one...
Who Was Jules Verne?
By James Buckley Jr.
Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed...
Who Was Alexander the Great?
By Kathryn Waterfield, Robin Waterfield
Alexander the Great conquers the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series!When Alexander wa...
Who Was Milton Bradley?
By Kirsten Anderson
Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley.Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved w...
Who Is Hillary Clinton? (Who Was?)
By Heather Alexander
Who Is Hillary Clinton? Readers of our New York Times best-selling series can find out now!At...
Who Were The Three Stooges? (Who Was?)
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ
Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight!The Three Stooges wer...
Who Is Stevie Wonder? (Who Was?)
By Jim Gigliotti
Discover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and th...
Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?
By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ
Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses.Priv...
Who Was Lucille Ball?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spot...
Who Was Cesar Chavez?
By Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ
Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist.When he was young...
Who Is Sonia Sotomayor? (Who Was?)
By Megan Stine, Who HQ
The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.Outspoken, energetic, and fun...
Who Was Princess Diana?
By Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Learn how Lady Diana Spencer became the People's Princess as she takes her place in the ranks of ...
Who Are the Rolling Stones? (Who Was?)
By Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ
Follow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled succes...
Who Was Bob Marley?
By Katie Ellison, Who HQ
Get Up, Stand Up! for the king of reggae music!Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considere...
Who Was Pete Seeger?
By Noel MacCarry, Who HQ
Pete Seeger was an American folk musician and social activist whose outspoken songs about freedom...
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? (Who Was?)
By James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
The dynamic story of the Williams sisters, both top-ranked professional tennis players.Venus and ...
Who Is Pope Francis? (Who Was?)
By Stephanie Spinner, Who HQ
Follow the amazing journey of Pope Francis, whose warmth and humility have made him beloved aroun...
Who Was Fidel Castro?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
When Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016, many people around the world responded with mixed em...
Who Was Chuck Jones?
By Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
"What's Up, Doc?" Find out in this lively biography of the most celebrated director in animation ...
Who Was Jane Austen?
By Sarah Fabiny
Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved aut...
Who Was Coretta Scott King?
By Gail Herman, Who HQ
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right...
Who Was Booker T. Washington?
By James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the lat...
Who Was Leif Erikson?
By Nico Medina, Who HQ
Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on Nort...
Who Was Selena?
By Max Bisantz, Kate Bisantz, Who HQ
Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-Amer...
Who Is Bono? (Who Was?)
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ
How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder ...
Who Is Judy Blume? (Who Was?)
By Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ
Learn how Judy Blume went from a stay-at-home mother to one of the most beloved American autho...
Who Was Napoleon?
By Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
Learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, the decorated French military leader who conquered much o...
Who Was Nikola Tesla?
By Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
Get ready for the electrifying biography of Nikola Tesla--part creative genius, part mad scien...
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?)
By Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ
Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan...
Who Was H. J. Heinz?
By Michael Burgan, Who HQ
Who HQ has way more than 57 reasons why you'll want to read the amazing story of H. J. Heinz--the...
Who Was Norman Rockwell?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
Brush up your knowledge on popular American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell with this exc...
Who Was Stephen Hawking?
By Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire ca...
Who Was Che Guevara?
By Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Viva la revolución! Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and mu...
Who Was P. T. Barnum?
By Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ
Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography ...
Who Is Oprah Winfrey? (Who Was?)
By Barbara Kramer, Who HQ
The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most inf...
Who Is R. L. Stine? (Who Was?)
By M. D. Payne, Who HQ
Reader beware! The biography of R. L. Stine, author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series, i...
Who Was Mister Rogers?
By Diane Bailey, Who HQ
Learn how Fred Rogers, a minister and musician from Pennsylvania, became one of America's most...
The Who Was? History of the World
By Paula K. Manzanero, Who HQ
Based on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history ...
Who Was Sam Walton?
By James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
The story of a department-store trainee who became the richest man in America and owner of the...
Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? (Who Was?)
By Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ
You've probably seen her on t-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos, well, now that famous face grace...
Who Is Jackie Chan? (Who Was?)
By Jody Jensen Shaffer, Who HQ
How did Jackie Chan become one of the most recognizable and beloved actors in the world? Find ...
Who Was Richard Nixon?
By Megan Stine, Who HQ
Learn more about Richard Nixon--one of America's most unpopular presidents and the only one to re...
Who Is Temple Grandin? (Who Was?)
By Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ
Autism did not stop her--in fact, it helped Temple Grandin become a brilliant scientist and in...
Who Was Harvey Milk?
By Corinne A. Grinapol, Who HQ
Learn about one of the most influential leaders in the fight for gay rights.Although he started o...
Who Was Ida B. Wells?
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
The story of how a girl born into slavery became an early leader in the civil rights movement ...
Who Is David Beckham? (Who Was?)
By Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Whether you call it football or soccer, there's no disputing that David Beckham is one of the ...
Who Was Celia Cruz?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ
How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans...
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
By James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
Find out how this one-time American hero became the country's most notorious traitor. As a you...
Who Was Nellie Bly?
By Margaret Gurevich, Who HQ
Get ready to journey around the world with Nellie Bly--one of America's first investigative jo...
Who Is Barack Obama?: A Who Was? Board Book (Who Was? Board Books)
By Lisbeth Kaiser, Who HQ
