First-hand information complemented by thoroughly researched editorial entries – this is the formula behind the singularly exhaustive survey of more than 75,000 scholars currently working in academic institutions throughout German-speaking countries. Entries comprise relevant biographical data, addresses, details on fields of research and work, as well as a selected bibliography. The appendix of the printed edition includes a necrology, a subject index, and a calendar listing special birthdays. The online edition can be ordered independently. It is updated constantly and allows targeted searching for criteria such as field of work etc. In addition to the printed edition it provides information regarding more than 12,000 academics which have been reported as deceased since 1996 as well as more than 20,000 archived entries no longer included in the printed edition.