Tom Rosenthal (publisher)

Tom Rosenthal
Born Thomas Gabriel Rosenthal
(1935-07-16)16 July 1935
London, England
Died 3 January 2014(2014-01-03) (aged 78)
Nationality British
Education The Perse School
Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge
Occupation Publisher
Spouse(s) Ann Warnford-Davis (née Shire)
Children 2 sons
Parent(s) Erwin Isak Jacob Rosenthal
Elisabeth Charlotte Rosenthal, née Marx
Relatives Miriam Hodgson (sister)

Thomas Gabriel Rosenthal (16 July 1935 – 3 January 2014) was a British publisher and art critic.

Early life

Thomas Gabriel Rosenthal was born on 16 July 1935 in London, the son of Erwin Isak Jacob Rosenthal (1904–1991), a Hebrew scholar and orientalist, and his wife, Elisabeth Charlotte Rosenthal, née Marx (1907–1996), both refugees from Nazi Germany.[1][2] His sister was the children's books editor Miriam Hodgson.[2]

He was educated at The Perse School in Cambridge, followed by Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he earned a degree in history and English.[3]

Career

Rosenthal joined the publishing company Thames & Hudson in 1959. He was head of Secker & Warburg from 1971 to 1984.[1]

He was chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Personal life

Rosenthal was married to Ann Warnford-Davis (née Shire), a literary agent, and had two sons, Adam, a surgeon specialising in gynaecological oncology, and Daniel, an author.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tom Rosenthal - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Hodgson [née Rosenthal], Miriam Ann". ODNB. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Trewin, Ion (6 January 2014). "Tom Rosenthal obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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