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[[Howard Timmins]] was a South African businessman and publisher.  
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[[Howard Timmins]] (1904-1984) was a South African businessman and publisher.  
  
 
Also found as [[Howard B. Timmins]]   
 
Also found as [[Howard B. Timmins]]   
  
He founded his publishing company ( referred to as  '''[[Howard Timmins Publishers]]''', '''[[Howard Timmins & Co.]]''' or simply '''Howard Timmins''') in 193* and soon established himself as a major force in the publishing of popular rather than academic and legal books (as did rivals such as [[Juta and Son]] for instance).  
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Timmins founded the [[Howard Timmins]] publishing company ( variously referred to as  '''[[Howard Timmins Publishers]]''', '''[[Howard Timmins & Co.]]''' or simply '''Howard Timmins''') in 193* and soon established himself as a major force in local publishing, carving a niche for himself in the publishing, promoting and nurturing what has been described as popular non-fiction writing.  
  
Many of his writers of popular histories were either professional journalists or people who had written numerous articles for magazines. Among them were the popular historians and travel writers Lawrence G. Green, TV Bulpin and Eric Rosenthal.
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Many of his writers of popular histories were either professional journalists or people who had written numerous articles for magazines. Among them were such popular authors as Lawrence G. Green, TV Bulpin and Eric Rosenthal.
  
Authors in the field of the performing arts included such specialists as  [[Lewis Sowden]], [[Thelma Gutsche]] and  [[Donald Inskip]], .  
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Authors in the field of the performing arts included [[Lewis Sowden]], [[Thelma Gutsche]] and  [[Donald Inskip]], .  
  
  

Revision as of 07:36, 25 February 2019

Howard Timmins (1904-1984) was a South African businessman and publisher.

Also found as Howard B. Timmins

Timmins founded the Howard Timmins publishing company ( variously referred to as Howard Timmins Publishers, Howard Timmins & Co. or simply Howard Timmins) in 193* and soon established himself as a major force in local publishing, carving a niche for himself in the publishing, promoting and nurturing what has been described as popular non-fiction writing.

Many of his writers of popular histories were either professional journalists or people who had written numerous articles for magazines. Among them were such popular authors as Lawrence G. Green, TV Bulpin and Eric Rosenthal.

Authors in the field of the performing arts included Lewis Sowden, Thelma Gutsche and Donald Inskip, .


He also published some play texts, including The Kimberley Train by Lewis Sowden, 1976/67??)

Sources

https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Howard_Timmins

David Hilton-Barber. 2018. Howard Timmins and his Protégés Footprint Press.[1]


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