Charles William Tyrrell
Charles William Tyrrell | |||
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| Born | 16 May, 1910 Virginia Water, Surrey, England | ||
| Died | 7 January, 1972 | ||
| Nationality | English | ||
| Citizenship | England | ||
| Alma mater | Stowe School | ||
| Occupation | Chartered accountant | ||
Charles William Tyrrell (16 May, 1910 – 7 January, 1972) was a British chartered accountant who was instrumental in establishing the Booker Prize.
Early life
Charles William Tyrrell was born in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, the third of four children to Charles Ethelbert (Charlie) Tyrrell and Emily Jane Tyrrell (née Hacking). He studied at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England.
Booker Prize
Tyrrell trained at Broads Paterson and Co. (London) and worked with Arthur Young and Co. (New York). He joined Booker-McConnell (now the Booker Group) and became the first Chairman of the Author's Division (later Booker Books Ltd) buying rights to Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie's works, among others. On 6 May 1968, Tom Maschler (Jonathan Cape and The Publishers Association) wrote to Tyrrell to suggest instituting "a major literary award" and requesting finance from Booker-McConnell.[1] A decision to proceed with the establishment of a prize was communicated to Maschler by Tyrrell at the offices of Jonathan Cape on 8 May 1968.[2] On the 15th of May Tyrrell wrote to Maschler to express that he was confident that the terms of the award could be "agreed with speed and sweet reason".[3] In 1969, P. H. Newby became the first winner of the Booker Prize (then known as the Booker-McConnell Prize).[4]
Personal life
Tyrrell was first married to Catherine Ivy Francis (née Wentworth). In September 1949, he married Joan Hayman Tyrrell (née Hooper) and had three daughters, Emma, Sally and Beverly. Joan Tyrrell's mother, Emmeline (Emily) Hooper (neé Hayman), grew up at Myrtle Grove, Youghal.
References
- ↑ https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/bc1961d9-0c25-4273-879b-f8633d1c62a3/1/1_1_1_1_001.pdf
- ↑ https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/039cf9f1-3202-4977-91cc-d19055d682ae/1/1_1_1_1_002-003.pdf
- ↑ https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/8ffdb6a4-80de-4e0e-a4ca-4cd8f67746d6/1/1_1_1_1_004-005.pdf
- ↑ "The Booker Prizes". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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