Robert Maxwell
/ˌrɒbət ˈmækswel/
/ˌrɑːbərt ˈmækswel/
- (1923-91) a British businessman, publisher and newspaper owner, born in Czechoslovakia. He came to Britain in 1940 and received the Military Cross for his military achievements in the Second World War. He first became rich through his publishing company, the Pergamon Press. However, in 1969, an official investigation into the company decided that he was not a suitable person to run a company. He was also at this time a Labour Member of Parliament, a position he held from 1964 to 1970. Maxwell built up a large business empire and became one of the most powerful people in the newspaper industry. In 1984 he bought Mirror Group Newspapers and so became the owner of the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and The Sunday People, all popular British newspapers. Maxwell died when he fell from a boat and drowned. After his death it was discovered that he had illegally taken money from the pension funds of employees. His sons Kevin and Ian were prosecuted for financial crimes involving his companies but were found not guilty. Maxwell's reputation, however, was destroyed.
罗伯特·麦克斯韦（1923-91），英国商人，出版商和报纸所有者，出生于捷克斯洛伐克。他于1940年来到英国，并因在第二次世界大战中的军事成就而获得了军事十字勋章。他首先通过自己的出版公司Pergamon Press致富。但是，在1969年，对该公司进行的正式调查认为他不适合经营公司。当时他还担任过国会工党议员，从1964年到1970年担任该职位。麦克斯韦（Maxwell）建立了一个庞大的商业帝国，并成为报纸业中最有权势的人之一。1984年，他购买了《镜报》集团的报纸，因此成为英国所有流行报纸《每日镜报》，《星期日镜报》和《星期日人》的所有者。麦克斯韦（Maxwell）从船上摔死溺死。他去世后，发现他是非法从雇员的退休金中收取钱款的。他的儿子凯文（Kevin）和伊恩（Ian）因涉嫌与他的公司有关的金融犯罪而被起诉，但被判无罪。麦克斯韦的名声被摧毁了。