Tanya Schmoller

Tanya Schmoller (3 March 1918 – 14 January 2016) was a Uruguayan-born British historian of graphic art, and the personal assistant to Allen Lane, the co-founder of Penguin Books.[1][2]

She was born in Conchillas, Uruguay on 3 March 1918.[1]

In 1950, she married Hans Schmoller, Penguin's typographer, and had one step-daughter and one son.[1][3]

Schmoller died in Sheffield, England, on 14 January 2016.[1]

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  2. ^ "Sheffield art expert and passionate Luis Suarez fan dies at 97 - Sheffield Telegraph". sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ "A touch of Frost: the story of Penguin's secret editor - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.