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Esther Simpson

The True Story of her Mission to Save Scholars from Hitler's Persecution

Author: John Eidinow  

Esther Simpson
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The thousands of academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered and feted with Nobel Prizes, knighthoods and admiration. But who was the woman who saved them and why has history forgotten her?

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The thousands of academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered and feted with Nobel Prizes, knighthoods and admiration. But who was the woman who saved them and why has history forgotten her?

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Many of the academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered. But who was she and why has history forgotten her?

This is the story of Esther Simpson, a woman whose dedication to the cause of freedom in science and learning left an indelible mark on the cultural and intellectual landscape of the modern world.

Esther Simpson - Tess to her friends - devoted her life to resettling academic refugees, whom she thought of as her family. By the end of her life, Simpson could count among her 'children' sixteen Nobel Prize winners, eighteen Knights, seventy-four fellows of the Royal Society, thirty-four fellows of the British Academy. Her 'children' made a major contribution to Allied victory in World War Two.

From a humble upbringing in Leeds to Russian immigrant parents, Simpson took on secretarial roles that saw her move to Paris, Vienna and Geneva. But when Hitler assumed power in 1933, she took a job in London at the Academic Assistance Council, newly set up to rescue displaced German scholars, and found her lifelong calling.

For a woman who befriended so many and such eminent 'children', surprisingly little is known of her. This book is a study of Esther Simpson: who she was and how she lived, what moved her to take up and never to relinquish her calling, her impact on the world, and the historical context that helped shape her achievements.

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This is an extraordinary story of dedication and humanitarianism, superbly researched and clearly told. Eidinow tells numerous success stories, but doesn't ignore the darker side . . . a story of generosity, humanity and enormous achievement' -- David Herman Times Literary Supplement

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About the Author

John Eidinow has published three books with his co-author David Edmonds, each describing knock-down, drag-out clashes between men of titanic gifts: Wittgenstein's Poker (Random House), which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and translated into over thirty languages; Bobby Fischer Goes to War (Faber & Faber), which was long listed for the Samuel Johnson prize; and Rousseau's Dog (Faber & Faber).

Eidinow was a presenter and interviewer for BBC Radio 4 and World Service, working in news and current affairs, and making documentaries on historical and contemporary issues.

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group | Robinson
Published
6th July 2023
Pages
448
ISBN
9781472143228

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