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'''Frank Cass''' (July 11, 1930 - August 9, 2007) was a British publisher. He was the founder of Frank Cass & Co., an imprint of books and journals of history and the social sciences acquired by [[Taylor & Francis]] in 2003.
'''Frank Cass''' (11 July 1930 – 9 August 2007) was a British publisher. He was the founder of Frank Cass & Co., an imprint of books and journals of history and the social sciences acquired by [[Taylor & Francis]] in 2003.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Frank Cass was born on July 11, 1930 in London.<ref name="theguardianobit">{{cite news|last1=Freedland|first1=Michael|title=Frank Cass|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/29/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries1|accessdate=January 27, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=October 29, 2007}}</ref><ref name="holmesobit">{{cite journal|last1=Holmes|first1=Colin|authorlink=Colin Holmes (historian)|title=Frank Cass (1930–2007)|journal=Immigrants and Minorities|date=2009|volume=27|issue=1|pages=118-122|doi=10.1080/02619280902895686|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}</ref> During [[World War II]], he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Merthyr Tydfil]], Wales.<ref name="holmesobit"/>
Frank Cass was born on 11 July 1930 in London.<ref name="theguardianobit">{{cite news|author= Freedland, Michael|author-link= Michael Freedland|title=Frank Cass|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/29/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries1|accessdate=January 27, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 29, 2007}}</ref><ref name="holmesobit">{{cite journal|last1=Holmes|first1=Colin|author-link=Colin Holmes (historian)|title=Frank Cass (1930–2007)|journal=Immigrants and Minorities|date=2009|volume=27|issue=1|pages=118–122|doi=10.1080/02619280902895686|doi-access=free}}</ref> His father was a cabinetmaker, and his mother was of Polish descent.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> During the [[Second World War]] he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to [[Merthyr Tydfil]], Wales.<ref name="holmesobit"/>


Cass was educated at the [[Hackney Downs School]].<ref name="holmesobit"/> He attended the Regent Street Polytechnic, now known as the [[University of Westminster]].<ref name="holmesobit"/>
Cass was educated at the [[Hackney Downs School]]<ref name="holmesobit"/> and the [[Regent Street Polytechnic]].<ref name="holmesobit"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in [[Bloomsbury]], central London.<ref name="holmesobit"/> In 1953, he opened his own bookshop on [[Southampton Row]].<ref name="holmesobit"/>
Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in [[Bloomsbury]], central London.<ref name="holmesobit"/> In 1953, he opened his own bookshop on [[Southampton Row]].<ref name="holmesobit"/>


Cass founded a publishing imprint, Frank Cass & Co., in 1957.<ref name="brassobit">{{cite journal|last1=Brass|first1=Tom|authorlink=Tom Brass|title=Frank Cass (1930–2007)|journal=The Journal of Peasant Studies|date=2007|volume=34|issue=3-4|page=iv|doi=10.1080/03066150701802942|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}</ref> He first published books of history and the social sciences whose copyright had expired. He later published new research.<ref name="holmesobit"/> By the late 1960s, he purchased the [[Woburn Press]].<ref name="holmesobit"/> It was purchased by [[Taylor & Francis]] in 2003.<ref name="brassobit"/>
Cass founded a publishing imprint, Frank Cass & Co., in 1957.<ref name="brassobit">{{cite journal|last1=Brass|first1=Tom|author-link=Tom Brass|title=Frank Cass (1930–2007)|journal=The Journal of Peasant Studies|date=2007|volume=34|issue=3-4|page=iv|doi=10.1080/03066150701802942}}</ref> He first published books of history and the social sciences whose copyright had expired. He later published new research,<ref name="holmesobit"/> including biographies and military histories.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> By the late 1960s, he purchased the Woburn Press,<ref name="holmesobit"/> a publishing house of works of literature.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He also started publishing academic journals, beginning with ''Middle Eastern Studies'' in 1964.<ref name="holmesobit"/> He later published ''[[Business History (journal)|Business History]]'', ''[[The Journal of Peasant Studies]]'', ''The Journal of Commonwealth and Imperial History'', ''West European Politics'', ''Slavery and Abolition'', ''Immigrants and Minorities'', ''Intelligence and National Security'', ''Jewish Culture and History'' and ''Holocaust Studies''.<ref name="holmesobit"/>


Cass purchased [[Vallentine Mitchell]], an imprint of Jewish books, in 1971.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="holmesobit"/> In 1972, he purchased the scripts of ''[[The Goon Show]]''.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> In 1974, he purchased the Irish Academic Press,<ref name="holmesobit"/> which included the 1,000 volumes of British Parliamentary Papers from 1801 to 1901.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> Cass made much of his wealth through the Irish Academic Press.<ref name="holmesobit"/> He also founded Vallentine Mitchell Academic in 2003.<ref name="holmesobit"/> That year, Cass sold most of his journals to [[Taylor & Francis]] for £15 million.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="brassobit"/> However, he retained ownership of ''Jewish Culture and History'' and ''Holocaust Studies''.<ref name="holmesobit"/>
==Death==

Cass died on August 9, 2007, at the age of 77.<ref name="theguardianobit"/>
==Personal life and death==
Cass married Audrey Steele.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> They had a son and a daughter.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He was Jewish, and he attended a synagogue.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He died on 9 August 2007, at the age of 77.<ref name="theguardianobit"/>


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Latest revision as of 13:01, 14 December 2023

Frank Cass
Born11 July 1930
London, UK
Died9 August 2007 (2007-08-10) (aged 77)
EducationHackney Downs School
Alma materRegent Street Polytechnic
OccupationPublisher
SpouseAudrey Steele
Children1 son, 1 daughter

Frank Cass (11 July 1930 – 9 August 2007) was a British publisher. He was the founder of Frank Cass & Co., an imprint of books and journals of history and the social sciences acquired by Taylor & Francis in 2003.

Early life[edit]

Frank Cass was born on 11 July 1930 in London.[1][2] His father was a cabinetmaker, and his mother was of Polish descent.[1] During the Second World War he was evacuated to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.[2]

Cass was educated at the Hackney Downs School[2] and the Regent Street Polytechnic.[2]

Career[edit]

Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in Bloomsbury, central London.[2] In 1953, he opened his own bookshop on Southampton Row.[2]

Cass founded a publishing imprint, Frank Cass & Co., in 1957.[3] He first published books of history and the social sciences whose copyright had expired. He later published new research,[2] including biographies and military histories.[1] By the late 1960s, he purchased the Woburn Press,[2] a publishing house of works of literature.[1] He also started publishing academic journals, beginning with Middle Eastern Studies in 1964.[2] He later published Business History, The Journal of Peasant Studies, The Journal of Commonwealth and Imperial History, West European Politics, Slavery and Abolition, Immigrants and Minorities, Intelligence and National Security, Jewish Culture and History and Holocaust Studies.[2]

Cass purchased Vallentine Mitchell, an imprint of Jewish books, in 1971.[1][2] In 1972, he purchased the scripts of The Goon Show.[1] In 1974, he purchased the Irish Academic Press,[2] which included the 1,000 volumes of British Parliamentary Papers from 1801 to 1901.[1] Cass made much of his wealth through the Irish Academic Press.[2] He also founded Vallentine Mitchell Academic in 2003.[2] That year, Cass sold most of his journals to Taylor & Francis for £15 million.[1][3] However, he retained ownership of Jewish Culture and History and Holocaust Studies.[2]

Personal life and death[edit]

Cass married Audrey Steele.[1] They had a son and a daughter.[1] He was Jewish, and he attended a synagogue.[1] He died on 9 August 2007, at the age of 77.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Freedland, Michael (29 October 2007). "Frank Cass". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Holmes, Colin (2009). "Frank Cass (1930–2007)". Immigrants and Minorities. 27 (1): 118–122. doi:10.1080/02619280902895686.
  3. ^ a b Brass, Tom (2007). "Frank Cass (1930–2007)". The Journal of Peasant Studies. 34 (3–4): iv. doi:10.1080/03066150701802942.
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