Charles Egbert Tuttle

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Charles Egbert Tuttle (April 5, 1915 - June 9, 1993) was an American and Japanese publisher. Most significantly, he was founder and eponym of Charles E. Tuttle Company, now Tuttle Publishing.

Tuttle founded his publishing company in 1948, with offices in Tokyo and Rutland, Vermont, and with a mission to publish "books to span the East and West." From the early 1950s onward the company published many books on the Japanese language, arts, and culture, as well as translations of Japanese works into the English language.[1]

[edit] Honors

Tuttle was named "Publisher of the Year" by the Association of American Publishers in 1971.

In 1983, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the government of Japan in honor of his contributions in the process of furthering Japanese-American understanding.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tutttle Publishing Internet home page
  2. ^ L'Harmattan web site (in French)


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