About the authors - Philip Beresford, William D. Rubinstein
Philip Beresford compiles the annual Rich List for the Sunday Times. He was previously editor of Management Today and industrial editor of The Sunday Times before taking up wealth-tracking full time.
William D. Rubinstein is Professor of History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He writes on a wide variety of topics, including elites and the wealthy in Britain and Australia.
About the publisher
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Chapter headings for The Richest of the Rich
- About the authors
- Introduction
- The Rich List
- Area breakdown of the 250 fortunes
- The twelve rich list members who died in prison or as a result of long imprisonment
- Violent deaths among the rich list
- The 40 richest Americans of all time
- Breakdown of the rich list by sector
- Rich list members born in the 11th century
- Rich list members born in the 12th century
- Rich list members born in the 13th century
- Rich list members born in the 14th century
- Rich list members born in the 15th century
- Rich list members born in the 16th century
- Rich list members born in the 17th century
- Rich list members born in the 18th century
- Rich list members born in the 19th century
- Rich list members born in the 20th century
- Appendices
- The Rich List in alphabetical order
- Key dates in the growth of private wealth
- The Rules of Engagement