Victor Gollancz

Gollancz in the late 1940s Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian. Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing politics. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism; he defined himself as a Christian socialist and an internationalist. He used his publishing house chiefly to promote pacifist and socialist non-fiction, and also launched the Left Book Club.

In the postwar era, he focused his attention on Germany and became known for his promotion of friendship and reconciliation based on his internationalism and his ethic of brotherly love. He founded the organisation Save Europe Now (SEN) in 1945 to campaign for humane treatment of German civilians, and drew attention to their suffering, especially children, and atrocities committed against German civilians. He received an honorary doctorate at the University of Frankfurt in 1949, the Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz of Germany in 1953 and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1960, and several streets in Germany, including the Gollanczstraße in West Berlin, and two schools, the Victor Gollancz Elementary School and the Victor-Gollancz-Volkshochschule Steglitz-Zehlendorf, were named in his honour. He also campaigned for friendship with Soviet Russia. Gollancz once said: "I hate everything that is pro and anti (different peoples). I am only one thing: I am pro-humanity." Since 2000, the Society for Threatened Peoples has awarded the Victor Gollancz Prize. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Reminiscences of affection. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1968
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    Reminiscences of affection / by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1968
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    Shall our children live or die? : A reply to Lord Vansittart on the German problem / by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1942
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    The Devil̓s repertoire, or, Nuclear bombing and the life of man. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1959
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    Capital punishment: the heart of the matter. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1955
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    Journey towards music : a memoir. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1964
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    Journey towards music, a memoir. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1965
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    Our threatened values / by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1946
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    The 'Ring' at Bayreuth : and some thoughts on operatic production / by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1966
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    My dear Timothy : an autobiographical letter to his grandson / by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1953
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    The case of Adolf Eichmann. by Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

    Published 1961
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    The road to Wigan Pier / by Orwell, George, 1903-1950

    Published 1937
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