This paper presents the Sixth Catalogue of galactic Wolf-Rayet stars (Pop. [), a short history on the five earlier WR catalogues, improved spectral classification, finding charts, a discussion on related objects, and a review of the current status of Wolf-Rayet star research.The appendix presents a bibliography on most of the Wolf-Rayet literature published since 1867.
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