Adolph Tuck

Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854–1926), more commonly known as Adolph Tuck, was a British fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. He was created a baronet in 1910. It was due to the efforts of Adolph Tuck that the size of the postcard in England was increased to the size allowed by the Universal Postal Union.

Adolph Tuck, his brothers and his father

Early life

Tuck was born in Prussia in 1854 the second son of Raphael Tuck and he was educated at Elizabeth's Gymnasium in Breslau.[1] The family immigrated to London, England in the 1860s.[1] Tuck was Jewish.[2]

Raphael Tuck & Sons

At the age of 15 Tuck joined his father's business: Raphael Tuck & Sons art publishers.[1] By 1879 Tuck had started a series of Christmas card design exhibitions at the Dudley Gallery, but the company was best known as the first to introduce the picture post card to the British Empire.[1] He became a naturalized British citizen in 1883.[3] Tuck was created a baronet in 1910.[1]

Family life

Tuck married Jeanetta Flatau in 1882 and they had five children, two sons and three daughters. One of his daughters, Sybil Grace (1887–1979), married the banker and philanthropist Edward Stern (1854–1933), member of the Stern family. Tuck died at his London home at 29 Park Crescent, Portland Place on 3 July 1926, his eldest son Major William Reginald Tuck inherited the baronetcy.[1]

References

1. "Sir Adolph Tuck." Times [London, England] 5 July 1926: 17. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 5 April 2013.
2. Re Tuck's Settlement Trusts [1978] Ch 49
3. 1911 Census of St Marylebone, RG14/518, 29 Park Crescent.