| 1914 |
Edward Hamilton, nephew of William H. and Charles, joins the Company. |
| 1925 |
William O. Wiley succeeds to the presidency after the death of William Halsted Wiley. |
| 1929 |
Sales top $ 1 million. Meanwhile, William O. Wiley begins to emphasize fields other than engineering and science. Wiley branches out into social sciences and business management publishing. |
| 1932 |
W. Bradford Wiley, a cousin of Edward Hamilton and William O. Wiley, becomes the first member of the fifth generation to work at Wiley. |
| 1941 |
Edward P. Hamilton, a cousin of William O. Wiley, succeeds him as President. Staff numbers about ninety, including a dozen travelers, a precursor to today’s Sales Representatives. Travellers canvassed colleges and universities in search of course adoptions for existing titles and potential authors. Sales pass $2 million mark, a new record. |
| 1956 |
W. Bradford Wiley, age 46, succeeds Edward Hamilton as President. |
| 1957 |
Wiley marks 150th anniversary. |
| 1960 |
Wiley opens its first international subsidiary in London. |
| 1962 |
First public sale of Company stock. |
| 1963 |
Wiley opens Wiley Australasia in Sydney. |
| 1965 |
Sales top $20 million and three years later reach $30 million as operations expand to Mexico, South America, Australia, and Japan. |
| 1968 |
W. Bradford Wiley’s daughter, Deborah, the sixth generation involved in the family business, joins the Company. Wiley opens a Canadian office in Toronto. |
| 1971 |
Andrew H. Neilly becomes President and Chief Operating Officer of John Wiley & Sons. W. Bradford Wiley becomes Chairman, continuing as Chief Executive Officer. |
| 1978 |
Publishing activities are realigned into four major groups: professional, educational, international, and medical. |
| 1979 |
Andrew Neilly’s responsibilities increase as he becomes Chief Executive Officer, continuing as Chief Operating Officer. Bradford Wiley II, son of W. Bradford, joins the Company’s Board of Directors. |
| 1982 |
Wiley celebrates 175 years of publishing and expands beyond its traditional businesses into the area of business education and training with the acquisition of Wilson Learning Corporation. |
| 1984 |
Peter Booth Wiley, son of W. Bradford Wiley, joins the Company’s Board of Directors. |
| 1985 |
The Business, Law, and General book division (later renamed the Professional/Trade publishing, as it is known today) is established. |
| 1988 |
Ruth McMullin succeeds Andrew Neilly as President and Chief Executive Officer. |
| 1989 |
Wiley significantly expands its scientific, technical, and medical publishing program with the acquisition of Alan R. Liss, Inc., a leading publisher of journals and books in the life sciences. |
