Yorick Blumenfeld Explained

Yorick Blumenfeld
Birth Date:1932 4, df=y
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Grantchester, England
Education:Columbia Grammar School, Harvard University
Occupation:Writer
Family:Erwin Blumenfeld (father)

Yorick Blumenfeld (11 April 1932 – 8 April 2024) was a Dutch-born British writer.

Biography

Yorick Blumenfeld was born in Amsterdam on 11 April 1932,[1] the son of Erwin Blumenfeld. In 1941, his family moved to New York City, where he attended Columbia Grammar School. He was at Harvard from 1950 to 1954. In 1999, he edited The Naked and the Veiled, a collection of photographs by his father. He was married to the sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld.

In 1969, he moved to the United Kingdom with his wife, Helaine. They settled in Grantchester, near Cambridge, where he died at his home, on 8 April 2024, at the age of 91. He was survived by his wife Helaine, their sons Remy and Jared, and two grandchildren.[2] [3]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yorick Blumenfeld . ISFDB . 23 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Yorick Blumenfeld . Legacy . 23 April 2024.
  3. News: Taylor . William . Yorick Blumenfeld obituary . 23 April 2024 . The Guardian . 23 April 2024.