Peter Usborne

Peter Usborne
CBE
Born
Thomas Peter Usborne

(1937-08-18)18 August 1937
Died30 March 2023(2023-03-30) (aged 85)
EducationSummer Fields School,[1] Oxford;
Eton College,[1] Berkshire
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford;[1] INSEAD[1]
OccupationPublisher
Years active1973–2023
Known forUsborne Publishing

Thomas Peter Usborne CBE (18 August 1937 – 30 March 2023) was a British publisher. In the early 1960s, Usborne co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.[1] In 1973 he founded the children's book publisher Usborne Publishing.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Peter Usborne, co-founder of Private Eye and successful publisher of children's books – obituary". Daily Telegraph. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ Horn, Caroline (22 October 2007). "The Usborne Identity – an interview with Peter Usborne". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2008.