Ernest Hecht | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1929 |
| Died | 13 February 2018 (aged 88) London, England |
| Alma mater | Hull University College |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, producer and philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder of Souvenir Press |
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]
- ^ Katherine Cowdrey, "'Wise and witty' Ernest Hecht dies, aged 88", The Bookseller, 13 February 2018.
- ^ Tom Foot (5 May 2006). "Celebrating the voices which sang the changes". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Ernest Hecht", The Ernest Hecht Charitable Foundation.
- ^ Sarah Shaffi, "Swainson, Hecht, Campbell and Bond honoured by Queen", The Bookseller, 12 June 2015.
- ^ Sally Chatterton, "Who is the publisher who makes the best impression?", The Independent, 4 May 1999.
- ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: OBE", The Guardian, 12 June 2015.
- ^ JusBrasil, 12 August 2015.