Tom Rosenthal (publisher)

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

Tom Rosenthal
Born	Thomas Gabriel Rosenthal 16 July 1935 London, England
Died	3 January 2014 (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)

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] and later Andre Deutsch Publishers.[4]

In 1997 he founded the Bridgewater Press with his friend the rare book dealer Rick Gekoski producing limited editions usually in editions of 138 copies.[3]

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. "Tom Rosenthal - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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.
4. Anonymous review of Diana Athill's memoir Stet in The Economist, 9 Sept. 2000.