Journalist, author: He wrote 26 books, including several best-sellers. The native of England moved to the United States at age of 11 after his father, Franz Heinrich Gunther (Frank Henry) became the manager of the New York branch of a leading Swiss bank, Schweizerischer Bankverein (Swiss Bank Corporation or SBC). His investment best-seller, “The Zurich Axioms,” was said to be largely based on his father's trading advice. He graduated from Princeton University in 1949 and served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1951. He worked at Business Week magazine from 1951 to 1955 and then became a contributing editor for Time Magazine. He also wrote for Saturday Evening Post, Playboy, McCall’s, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, TV Guide, and other magazines. His first book, “Split Level Trap” (1960), described suburban life and became a best-seller, as did “The Weekenders” (1964), a popular study of how Americans spent their weekends. “The English language has an enormous amount of power if it’s used right,” he told The Ridgefield (Conn.) Press in 1976. “In English, you can roll up your sleeves and really say what you want with impact.” He lived in Ridgefield from 1960 to 1987, died at age 72, and is buried alongside his wife, Dorothy.—J.S.
Journalist, author: He wrote 26 books, including several best-sellers. The native of England moved to the United States at age of 11 after his father, Franz Heinrich Gunther (Frank Henry) became the manager of the New York branch of a leading Swiss bank, Schweizerischer Bankverein (Swiss Bank Corporation or SBC). His investment best-seller, “The Zurich Axioms,” was said to be largely based on his father's trading advice. He graduated from Princeton University in 1949 and served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1951. He worked at Business Week magazine from 1951 to 1955 and then became a contributing editor for Time Magazine. He also wrote for Saturday Evening Post, Playboy, McCall’s, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, TV Guide, and other magazines. His first book, “Split Level Trap” (1960), described suburban life and became a best-seller, as did “The Weekenders” (1964), a popular study of how Americans spent their weekends. “The English language has an enormous amount of power if it’s used right,” he told The Ridgefield (Conn.) Press in 1976. “In English, you can roll up your sleeves and really say what you want with impact.” He lived in Ridgefield from 1960 to 1987, died at age 72, and is buried alongside his wife, Dorothy.—J.S.
Bio by: Jack Sanders
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His obituary appeared in The Ridgefield Press 7/2/1998
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