32.3105, All: Obituary: Claire Benjamins

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-3105. Fri Oct 01 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.3105, All: Obituary: Claire Benjamins

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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:44:26
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Obituary: Claire Benjamins

 
With great sadness we announce the passing of Claire Benjamins, beloved wife
of John Benjamins and mother of Seline and Mirjam. Together with John, Claire
founded John Benjamins Publishing Co. from scratch some fifty years ago. The
specialization of the house in linguistics was incidental but this did not
prevent the publishing house from developing into a truly global brand in this
field. From the start Claire showed great interest in language and in
particular language and the workings of the brain. Her infectious warmth, her
boundless enthusiasm, and immense energy attracted many well-known linguists
to the house and likewise motivated staff over the years. For decades Claire
was a real multi-talented powerhouse who managed to successfully combine the
editorial directorship, steering the production arm of the company, and
practically single-handedly overseeing the complex accountancy. In those
pioneering days a half century ago Claire laid the groundwork for what would
later develop into the current international publishing house. 
 


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