Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Madeleine Albright, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among others, have all written for Britannica. Once an article is written, it is reviewed and revised by a team of editors.

Dec 18, 2024 · Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and …

Dec 18, 2024 · Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and …

The 2007 editorial staff of the Britannica included five Senior Editors and nine Associate Editors, supervised by Dale Hoiberg and four others. The editorial staff helped to write the articles of the Micropædia and some sections of the Macropædia .

The editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica serves as the editorial leader of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a general reference encyclopedia published since 1768. Since 2012, the encyclopedia is published exclusively on the internet, following 244 years of physical editions.

Tracy Grant is editor in chief of Encyclopaedia Britannica. As the company’s top editor, she supervises Britannica’s editorial and media staff and oversees the expansion and maintenance of multiple information and media databases for lifelong and K–16 learners worldwide.

Once a content idea is identified, an article is either written by our tenured in-house subject matter editors or sourced from a network of global experts. Over 4,500 of the brightest minds in the world have contributed to the articles that make up the Encyclopaedia Britannica!

Over the years, our contributors have included leading scholars, artists, journalists, and business and political leaders, including five U.S. presidents as well as numerous heads of government of other countries. Legendary sports and entertainment figures have also contributed to Britannica.

The Britannica was the idea of Colin Macfarquhar, a bookseller and printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, both of Edinburgh. They conceived of the Britannica as a conservative reaction to the French Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot (published 1751–1766), which …

Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and …