William B. Brahms

William B. Brahms (born October 1, 1966) is an American librarian and author best known for his work on historical "lasts" (as opposed to "firsts"), in particular, the reference works Notable Last Facts: A Compendium of Endings, Conclusions, Terminations and Final Events Throughout History (2005) and Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History (2010).

Life and work

William B. Brahms was born in Camden, New Jersey and was raised and still lives in Haddon Township, New Jersey. He graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Cap and Skull from Rutgers College with a B.A. and from Rutgers University Graduate School of Communication Information and Library Studies with an M.L.S. He has spent his entire career working in public libraries in New Jersey. Currently he manages the primary regional branch of the Camden County, New Jersey Library System, located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He is also President of Reference Desk Press, Inc.Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who, LLC., 58th ed. (2004), 60th ed. (2006), 61st ed. (2007), 62 ed. (2008), 63 ed. (2009), 64 ed. (2010); Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who, LLC., 27th ed. (2010) and has published six books, including the reference work Notable Last Facts which was selected as an "Achievement in Publishing" in Booklist's 2005 Editor's Choice issue. Brahms has written several books books on regional history. In...
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