Jon Linden Wynne-Tyson was an English author, publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist, who founded Centaur Press in 1954.
14 Facts About Jon Wynne-Tyson
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Jon Wynne-Tyson ran Centaur Press from his home in Sussex and was a distinguished independent publisher.
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At one time Wynne-Tyson held the title of "King of Redonda", a literary title referencing a small island.
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Jon Linden Wynne-Tyson was born in Hampshire, England on 6 July 1924.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson's mother was Esme Wynne-Tyson, a former child actress and writer, and his father was Linden Charles Tyson, an officer in the Royal Air Force.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson attended Brighton College, but left at age 15, when his father could not longer afford the school fees after rejoining the RAF, on the outbreak of World War II.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson was registered as a conscientious objector, so did not fight in the war, instead working as a market gardener with other pacifists and Quakers.
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In 1950, Jon Wynne-Tyson married Joan Stanton, they had a daughter together.
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In 1989, Jon Wynne-Tyson published the play Marvellous Party about his mother and a visit from her close friend Noel Coward.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson later adapted it into a radio play which was broadcast on the BBC world service in May 1994.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson's last book was an autobiography entitled Finding the Words: A Publishing Life, which focused on his life in publishing.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson died on 26 March 2020, at the age of 95.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson expanded into humane education, under the imprint, Kinship Library, releasing titles on topics such as vegetarianism, animal rights, and related philosophy.
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Jon Wynne-Tyson was the author of the book, Food for a Future: The Ecological Priority of a Humane Diet, first published in 1975.