Edmund Fisher (publisher)
Edmund Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Boyd Fisher 23 February 1939 |
| Died | 1 March 1995 (aged 56) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | James Fisher Margery Fisher |
| Relatives | Irving Berlin (father-in-law) |
Edmund Boyd Fisher (23 February 1939 – 1 March 1995) was a British publisher.
Early life
Edmund Boyd Fisher was born on 23 February 1939, the son of the naturalist James Fisher, and the literary critic and academic Margery Fisher (née Turner).[1] He was educated at Eton, where he was a scholar, and at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1]
Career
Fisher started working with the
British Printing Corporation, followed by training at Doubleday in New York, after which he was employed by W. H. Allen & Co., and then George Rainbird.[1] After Rainbird retired and sold his publishing house to Roy Thomson
, Fisher took over as its head, until Thomson appointed him as managing director of
Michael Joseph, which Thomson had also acquired.[1]
Fisher was "famous for his long, liquid lunches and dinners".[2]
Personal life
He married Elizabeth Berlin, the daughter of Irving Berlin, whom he met when he was working for Doubleday in New York.[1] They had two daughters, and eventually divorced.[1] He later married Anne-Louise Harder, and they had two sons. Fisher died in London from cancer on 1 March 1995.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rosenthal, Tom (4 March 1995). "OBITUARY : Edmund Fisher". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-646-39611-8. Retrieved 21 March 2018.