Thomas Guinzburg, one of the founding editors of The Paris Review, has passed away.
Over the course of his literary life, Guinzburg (pictured, via) helped found the journal and served as president of the journal’s board of directors. He also served as president of Viking Press and consulted in the publishing industry for many years.
Here’s more from Guinzburg’s obituary at The Paris Review: “He was planning the magazine’s fiftieth anniversary celebration with George Plimpton the night the editor died in 2003. Guinzburg was invaluable in helping direct The Paris Review in the years that followed. For many years the president of Viking Press, a publishing house established by his father, he later became chairman of the American Book Awards. He also served as consultant to Doubleday & Co. and as governor to Yale University Press.”