Hilary Rubinstein

Hilary Rubinstein (26 April 1926 – 22 May 2012) was a British publisher and literary agent. He was described by Ion Trewin in an obituary published in The Guardian as "one of Britain's premier literary agents".

Rubinstein was born in London. His father Harold Rubinstein (1891-1975) was a solicitor with expertise in publishing matters; he acted on the defence of Radclyffe Hall's novel, The Well of Loneliness on obscenity charges in 1928. His mother, Lina Naomi Rubinstein, née Lowy (died 1939) was the sister of Victor Gollancz's wife, Ruth. His father also wrote several plays, published his brother-in-law Victor Gollancz. His elder brother Michael Rubinstein (1920- 2001) also became a lawyer in the family firm, Rubinstein, Nash & Co, and acted for Penguin Books in its prosecution for obscenity after the publication of an uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1960.

Rubinstein was educated at Cheltenham College. He did national service with the Royal Air Force between 1944 and 1947, and then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford.

He married Helge Kitzinger in 1955.Helge Rubinstein worked as a marriage guidance counsellor, published several cookery books, and founded the Ben's Cookies biscuit chain (named after their youngest son). They were close friends of politician Shirley Williams and her husband Bernard, living in the same house in West London together for a period.

He was survived by his wife, their three sons, and one daughter, the literary agent Felicity Rubinstein.

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