Cecil Franklin
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Cecil Arthur Franklin (9 March 1887 – 28 January 1961), was chairman of the publishers Routledge from 1948 until his death in 1961.
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Cecil Franklin | |
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Born | Cecil Arthur Franklin 9 March 1887 |
Died | 28 January 1961(1961-01-28) (aged 73) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | chairman, Routledge |
Parent(s) | Arthur Ellis Franklin Caroline Jacob |
Relatives | Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (uncle) Alice Franklin (sister) Ellis Arthur Franklin (brother) Helen Caroline Franklin (sister) Hugh Franklin (brother) Rosalind Franklin (niece) |
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The son of the merchant banker Arthur Ellis Franklin and his wife, Caroline (née Jacob),[1] Cecil Franklin was educated at the Jewish boarding school in Brighton run by Maurice Jacobs, joined the publishers Routledge in 1906, became a director in 1912, and was chairman from 1948 until his death in 1961.[1]