David Cesarani dies aged 58
It is with great sadness that Pan Macmillan has learnt of the death of David Cesarani who died on Sunday 25 October at the age of 58.
David Cesarani
Georgina Morley, David Cesarani’s editor at Pan Macmillan, comments:
“Everyone at Pan Macmillan is shocked and saddened by the death of David Cesarani, only a few short months before the publication of his magisterial reassessment of the Holocaust, Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933-1949. David was in the process of finalizing the book when he died and it is a further sadness that he never saw a finished copy. It is a superb work of history: meticulously researched, compelling and authoritative. It is a real testament to David's lifetime's work and achievements. We are hugely proud to be its publisher.”
David Cesarani was internationally recognized as one of this generation’s leading Jewish and Holocaust scholars. He was research professor in History at Royal Holloway. His most recent book, Major Farran’s Hat (Heinemann, 2009), was nominated for a Golden Dagger and was a finalist for the US National Jewish Book Award for History 2009. His biography of Adolf Eichmann was winner of the National Jewish Book Award in 2006 and has been translated into a dozen languages. Earlier books include an acclaimed biography of Arthur Koestler (1998) and the controversial Justice Delayed (1992), the story of how Britain became a haven for Nazi war criminals after the end of the war.
In 2005 he was awarded an OBE for his work in the establishment of Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK and was a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. He also served on the UK delegation to the International Task Force for Holocaust Remembrance, Education and Research.
Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933 -1949 is published by Pan Macmillan on 28 January 2016.
David Cesarani: 13 November 1956 – 25 October 2015