Ernest Hecht
British publisher, producer and philanthropist (1929–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernest Hecht OBE (21 September 1929 – 13 February 2018)[1] was a British publisher, producer, and philanthropist. In 1951, he founded Souvenir Press Ltd, one of the very few remaining independently owned major publishing houses in Great Britain.[2] In 2003 he set up the Ernest Hecht Charitable Foundation.[3] Described by The Bookseller as "one of a number of émigrés who changed the face of British publishing after the Second World War alongside George Weidenfeld, Paul Hamlyn and André Deutsch",[4] Hecht has been called "the last of the great publishers".[5] He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Publishing and Charity in June 2015.[6] In August 2015, he was honoured by the President of Brazil with the Order of Rio Branco, which was presented to Hecht at a ceremony by the Brazilian Ambassador in London.[7]
Ernest Hecht | |
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Born | (1929-09-21)21 September 1929 |
Died | 13 February 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 88) London, England |
Alma mater | Hull University College |
Occupation(s) | Publisher, producer and philanthropist |
Known for | Founder of Souvenir Press |