Roger W. Straus, who attended Hamilton before graduating from the University of Missouri in 1939, and co-founded one of the great publishing houses of the 20th century, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, died on May 25. According to an article in Newsday, Straus was known for emphasizing literary quality over commercial success. During Straus' lifetime, Straus, Farrar & Giroux published many nobel laureates, including T.S. Eliot and Nadine Gordimer. He was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from Hamilton in 2003. Straus died of pneumonia Tuesday, May 25, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.
Posted May 28, 2004
