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Robert B. Silvers in his office at The New York Review of Books in 2012.
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Robert Silvers
Died on March 20, 2017 at age 87
Mr. Silvers was a founder of The New York Review of Books, which under his editorship became one of the premier intellectual journals in the United States, a showcase for extended, thoughtful essays on literature and politics by eminent writers.
Notable Deaths 2017
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