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108:, and others. Philipson cultivated strong relationships with French and German publishers, resulting in numerous translations published by the University of Chicago Press, including works by 328: 161:
Philipson was married for thirty-three years to Susan Philipson, an editor whom he met when they worked at Knopf, and who died in 1994. They had three children.
34: 204: 22:(June 23, 1926 – November 3, 2011) was an American novelist and book publisher. Philipson was the longest-serving director in the history of the 325: 73: 376: 124:. In 1984, Philipson was awarded the Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French ministry of culture. 132: 88:. At Chicago, Philipson also published trade paperback editions of works by many literary figures beginning with 381: 23: 68:
At the University of Chicago Press, Philipson became known for large-scale scholarly projects such as
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Philipson was the author of more than fifty articles and reviews and five novels:
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Morris Philipson, former director of University of Chicago Press, 1926-2011
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Connie Goddard, "University of Chicago Press Celebrates Its Centennial",
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In 1982, Philipson became the first director of scholarly press to win
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Philipson died on November 3, 2011, of a heart attack in Chicago.
41:(1944) and received his B.A. (1949) and M.A. (1952) from the 72:(a six-volume collection of 16th-century correspondence by 270:
Herbert Mitgang, "Publishing: Isaac Dinesen in Chicago",
182:"Philipson leaves publishing legacy after 32-year career" 49:. He worked for several New York publishers, including 299:"U of C Press' Director to Retire after 32 Years", 80:, a four-volume translation of the Chinese classic 358: 45:. He received a Ph.D. (1959) in philosophy from 86:The Family Idiot: Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1857 282: 280: 131:'s Publisher Citation. He also received the 65:before coming to the University of Chicago. 26:, which position he held from 1967 to 2000. 277: 244:D.J.R. Bruckner, "The Grand Projects", 202: 184:. University of Chicago Chronicle. 1999 359: 221: 74:Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle 84:, and Jean-Paul Sartre's five-volume 13: 203:Vitello, Paul (10 November 2011). 154:(Simon & Schuster, 1983), and 142:(Vanguard, 1965; Schocken, 1983), 133:Association of American Publishers 14: 393: 341: 146:(Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976), 319: 312:Obituary for Susan Philipson, 306: 293: 264: 259:University of Chicago Magazine 251: 238: 215: 196: 174: 150:(Simon & Schuster, 1979), 1: 222:Blades, John (19 June 1992). 167: 377:American publishers (people) 7: 78:The Works of Giuseppe Verdi 24:University of Chicago Press 10: 398: 158:(Harper & Row, 1987). 29:Philipson was a native of 348:Morris Philipson papers 82:The Journey to the West 20:Morris Harris Philipson 92:, and continuing with 31:New Haven, Connecticut 382:American male writers 290:, 25 July 1991, p. 15 152:Secret Understandings 43:University of Chicago 224:"A Full-court Press" 156:Somebody Else's Life 33:. He graduated from 16:Writer and publisher 274:, 23 September 1977 140:Bourgeois Anonymous 129:PEN American Center 122:Claude Lévi-Strauss 47:Columbia University 331:2012-03-31 at the 316:, 1 September 1994 209:The New York Times 35:Cherry Lawn School 288:Publishers Weekly 248:, 18 October 1981 226:. Chicago Tribune 144:The Wallpaper Fox 70:The Lisle Letters 389: 335: 323: 317: 310: 304: 297: 291: 284: 275: 268: 262: 255: 249: 242: 236: 235: 233: 231: 219: 213: 212: 200: 194: 193: 191: 189: 178: 397: 396: 392: 391: 390: 388: 387: 386: 357: 356: 344: 339: 338: 333:Wayback Machine 324: 320: 314:Chicago Tribune 311: 307: 301:Chicago Tribune 298: 294: 285: 278: 269: 265: 256: 252: 243: 239: 229: 227: 220: 216: 201: 197: 187: 185: 180: 179: 175: 170: 148:A Man in Charge 110:Jacques Derrida 106:Thomas Bernhard 98:Arthur A. Cohen 59:Alfred A. Knopf 17: 12: 11: 5: 395: 385: 384: 379: 374: 369: 355: 354: 343: 342:External links 340: 337: 336: 318: 305: 303:, 25 June 1999 292: 276: 272:New York Times 263: 250: 246:New York Times 237: 214: 195: 172: 171: 169: 166: 55:Pantheon Books 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 394: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 364: 362: 353: 349: 346: 345: 334: 330: 327: 322: 315: 309: 302: 296: 289: 283: 281: 273: 267: 261:, Summer 1984 260: 254: 247: 241: 225: 218: 210: 206: 199: 183: 177: 173: 165: 162: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 125: 123: 119: 118:Yves Bonnefoy 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 94:R. K. Narayan 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 25: 21: 352:The Newberry 321: 313: 308: 300: 295: 287: 271: 266: 258: 253: 245: 240: 228:. Retrieved 217: 208: 198: 186:. Retrieved 176: 163: 160: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 137: 126: 114:Paul Ricoeur 90:Isak Dinesen 85: 81: 77: 69: 67: 51:Random House 28: 19: 18: 372:2011 deaths 367:1926 births 63:Basic Books 361:Categories 188:4 November 168:References 102:Paul Scott 39:Darien, CT 329:Archived 230:23 June 120:, and 61:, and 232:2011 190:2011 350:at 76:), 37:in 363:: 279:^ 207:. 116:, 112:, 104:, 100:, 96:, 57:, 53:, 234:. 211:. 192:.

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University of Chicago Press
New Haven, Connecticut
Cherry Lawn School
Darien, CT
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Random House
Pantheon Books
Alfred A. Knopf
Basic Books
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle
Isak Dinesen
R. K. Narayan
Arthur A. Cohen
Paul Scott
Thomas Bernhard
Jacques Derrida
Paul Ricoeur
Yves Bonnefoy
Claude Lévi-Strauss
PEN American Center
Association of American Publishers
"Philipson leaves publishing legacy after 32-year career"
"Morris Philipson, Who Led the University of Chicago Press, Dies at 85"
"A Full-court Press"


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