Tanya Schmoller (3 March 1918 – 14 January 2016) was a Uruguayan-born British historian of graphic art, and the personal assistant to Allen Lane, the co-founder of Penguin Books.
She was born in Conchillas, Uruguay on 3 March 1918.
In 1950, she married Hans Schmoller, Penguin's typographer, and had one step-daughter and one son.
Schmoller died in Sheffield, England, on 14 January 2016.
Notable publications
- Hans Schmoller ; Tanya Schmoller ; Henry Morris: Chinese decorated papers. "Chinoiserie for three". Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, Pa. 1987.
- Remondini and Rizzi. A chapter in Italian decorated paper history. Oak Knoll Books, New Castle, Del. 1990.
- Sheffield papermakers. 3 centuries of papermaking in the Sheffield area. Allenholme Press, Wylam 1992.
References
- ^ "Tanya Schmoller: Penguin Books devotee who was PA to its co-founder Allen Lane and later a historian of graphic art | The Independent". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Sheffield art expert and passionate Luis Suarez fan dies at 97 - Sheffield Telegraph". sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "A touch of Frost: the story of Penguin's secret editor - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.