Nelidow, Irina was born in New York City. Daughter of Alexander and Dorothy Gordon (King) N. Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Bryn Mawr College, 1950, Master of Arts, 1952. Research associate in chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, 1951-1954.
Market editor Aviation Week, New York City, 1954-1956. Science editor McGraw-Hill Book Company, Saint Louis, 1965-1969. Assistant director science program CEMREL, Saint Louis, 1969-1970.
Senior editor World Book Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1971-1972.
Consultant editor University of Chicago Press, 1973-1974. President Nelidow Communications, Chicago, since 1975.
Instructor.photography Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1982-1983, Maine-Oakton-Niles-Northfield Adult Continuing Education Program, 1987, 89. Photographs exhibited at The Gallery, Evanston, Illinois, 1988, Northfield Art Fest, 1988, Lincoln Center Art Fair, Chicago, 1989.
Contributor book reviews to Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.
Board of directors Dance Concert Society, Saint Louis, 1967-1971.
Editor McGraw-Hill Book Company, Saint Louis, 1965-1969. Assistant director; editor World Book Encyclopedia Editor U. Chgo; president Nelidow Communications, Chicago
Writers Chicago
Writers Association, Common Cause, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Sigma Xi.
Member Indiana Writers Chicago, American Medical Writers Association, Common Cause, Sierra.
