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==Career==
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Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in [[Bloomsbury]], central London.
Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in [[Bloomsbury]], central London.<ref name="holmesobit"/> He subsequently opened his own bookshop.<ref name="holmesobit"/>


Cass founded Frank Cass & Co., a publisher of journals and books of the humanities, 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> It was purchased by [[Taylor & Francis]] in 2003.<ref name="brassobit"/>
Cass founded Frank Cass & Co., a publisher of journals and books of the humanities, 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> It was purchased by [[Taylor & Francis]] in 2003.<ref name="brassobit"/>

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Frank Cass
BornJuly 11, 1930
London, U.K.
DiedAugust 9, 2007
OccupationPublisher
SpouseAudrey Steele
Children1 son, 1 daughter

Frank Cass (July 11, 1930 - August 9, 2007) was a British publisher.

Early life

Frank Cass was born on July 11, 1930 in London.[1][2] During World War II, he was evacuated to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.[2] He was educated at the Hackney Downs School.[2]

Career

Cass began his career as a bookseller at The Economist Bookshop in Bloomsbury, central London.[2] He subsequently opened his own bookshop.[2]

Cass founded Frank Cass & Co., a publisher of journals and books of the humanities, in 1957.[3] It was purchased by Taylor & Francis in 2003.[3]

Death

Cass died on August 9, 2007, at the age of 77.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Freedland, Michael (October 29, 2007). "Frank Cass". The Guardian. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Holmes, Colin (2009). "Frank Cass (1930–2007)". Immigrants and Minorities. 27 (1): 118–122. doi:10.1080/02619280902895686. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b Brass, Tom (2007). "Frank Cass (1930–2007)". The Journal of Peasant Studies. 34 (3–4): iv. doi:10.1080/03066150701802942. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)