Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, politician, fraudster, and the father of the convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell.After escaping the Nazi occupation of his native country, Maxwell joined the Czechoslovak Army in exile during World War II and was decorated after active service in the British Army. In subsequent years he worked in publishing, building up Pergamon Press to a major academic publisher. After six years as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) during the 1960s, Maxwell again put all his energy into business, successively buying the British Printing Corporation, Mirror Group Newspapers and Macmillan Publishers, among other publishing companies.
Maxwell led a flamboyant lifestyle, living in Headington Hill Hall in Oxford, from which he often flew in his helicopter, or sailing in his luxury yacht, the ''Lady Ghislaine''. He was litigious and often embroiled in controversy. In 1989, Maxwell had to sell successful businesses, including Pergamon Press, to cover some of his debts. In 1991, his body was discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean, having apparently fallen overboard from his yacht. He was buried in Jerusalem.
Maxwell's death triggered the collapse of his publishing empire as banks called in loans. His sons briefly attempted to keep the business together, but failed as the news emerged that the elder Maxwell had embezzled hundreds of millions of pounds from his own companies' pension funds. The Maxwell companies applied for bankruptcy protection in 1992. After Maxwell's death, large discrepancies in his companies' finances were revealed, including his fraudulent misappropriation of the Mirror Group pension fund. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991, Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991, Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991, Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991, Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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3by Jaruzelski, W (Wojciech), Jaruzelski, W (Wojciech), Jaruzelski, W (Wojciech), Jaruzelski, W (Wojciech)Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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8Published 1989Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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9Published 1990Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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10Published 1992Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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11Published 1989Other Authors: “...Maxwell, Robert, 1923-1991...”
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