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Frank Cass | |
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| Born | July 11, 1930 London, U.K. |
| Died | August 9, 2007 |
| Education | Hackney Downs School |
| Alma mater | Regent Street Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Spouse | Audrey Steele |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
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.
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]
Cass was educated at the Hackney Downs School.[2] He attended the Regent Street Polytechnic, now known as the University of Westminster.[2]
Career
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] By the late 1960s, he purchased the Woburn Press.[2] It was purchased by Taylor & Francis in 2003.[3]
Death
Cass died on August 9, 2007, at the age of 77.[1]
References
- ^ a b Freedland, Michael (October 29, 2007). "Frank Cass". The Guardian. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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) - ^ 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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