Frank Cass
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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, a publishing house of works of literature.[2] He also started publshing 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 German Politics, Slavery and Abolition, Immigrants and Minorities, Intelligence and National Security, Jewish Culture and History and Holocaust Studies.[2] Cass sold most of his journals to Taylor & Francis in 2003.[3] However, he retained ownership of Jewish Culture and History and Holocaust Studies.[2]
Cass purchased Vallentine Mitchell in 1971.[2] He also purchased the Irish Academic Press in 1974.[2] He also founded Vallentine Mitchell Academic in 2003.[2]
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 i j k l m n 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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