Iain Stevenson Explained

Iain Stevenson (1950/1951-died March 2017) was emeritus professor of publishing at University College London.^[1] He founded the environmental publishers, Belhaven Press.

Career

Stevenson's first career was in commercial publishing where he worked for Longman, Macmillan, Wiley, and the Stationery Office.^[2] He later moved into academia and in 1981 obtained his PhD from the University of London for a thesis titled "Viticulture and society in the Herault (France) during the Phylloxera Crisis, 1862-1907".^[3] He was professor of publishing studies at City University, London and later professor and emeritus professor of publishing at University College London.^[2]

He founded the environmental publishers Belhaven Press.^[4] In 2010, the British Library published his history of British publishing, Book Makers: British Publishing in the Twentieth Century.

Death

In March 2017, Stevenson was hit by a car in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, while walking down the street. He was taken to hospital but died from his injuries, aged reportedly 66.^{[5] [6]}

Selected publications

• Canadian Election Postal Stationery. Postal Stationery Society, Sutton Veny, 2003.
• Book Makers: British Publishing in the Twentieth Century. British Library Publishing, London, 2010.

External links

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/I_Stevenson
• http://ucl.academia.edu/IainStevenson
• https://publishing.brookes.ac.uk/podcasts/P16/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iain Stevenson. UCL. 2018-07-05. Information Studies. en. 2019-01-21.
2. Book: Finkelstein, David & Alistair McCleery.. Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 4: Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000. 2007. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh. 978-0-7486-2884-1. 482.
3. http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01007138100 Viticulture and society in the Herault (France) during the Phylloxera Crisis, 1862-1907.
4. http://www.bobfm.co.uk/news/local-news/family-pay-tribute-to-66-year-old-man-who-died-after-collision-in-bishops-stortford/ Family pay tribute to 66 year old man who died after collision in Bishop's Stortford.
5. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/former-ucl-publishing-professor-stevenson-dies-after-car-crash-499891 Former UCL publishing professor Stevenson dies after car accident.
6. https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/bishops-stortford-man-who-died-767997 Bishop's Stortford man who died in fatal crash near Aldi is named.