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Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (born 1925)
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Ross McWhirter
English writer, political activist (1925–1975)
Alan Ross McWhirter was, with his twin brother, Norris, the cofounder of the 1955 Guinness Book of Records and a contributor to the television programme Record Breakers. He was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1975.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guinness World Records
British reference book listing world records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)