Yorick Blumenfeld | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 11 April 1932
Died | 8 April 2024 Grantchester, England | (aged 91)
Education | Columbia Grammar School, Harvard University |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse | Helaine Blumenfeld |
Family | Erwin Blumenfeld (father) |
Yorick Blumenfeld (11 April 1932 – 8 April 2024) was a Dutch-born British writer.
Yorick Blumenfeld was born in Amsterdam on 11 April 1932,[1] the son of Erwin Blumenfeld.[2] In 1941, his family moved to New York City, where he attended Columbia Grammar School. He was at Harvard from 1950 to 1954.[2][3] In 1999, he edited The Naked and the Veiled, a collection of photographs by his father.[4] He was married to the sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld.[2]
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.[5][6]