Miriam Kochan
Miriam Kochan | |
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| Born | Miriam Louise Buchler 5 October 1929 Hendon, London, England |
| Died | 1 January 2018 (aged 88) London, England |
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| Years active | 1950–2017 |
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| Children | 3 |
Miriam Louise Kochan (née Buchler; 5 October 1929 – 1 January 2018) was an English history writer and translator of French. A economics graduate of the University College of the South West, she was the first female graduate of the Reuters news agency, working as sub-editor of the Reuters Economic Services from 1950 to 1954. Kochan was the translator of some 20 books that were originally published in French and she was the author of six books on popular history. In 1970, she introduced the bat mitzvah class for girls who were aged 12 and over in the British orthodox Jewish community and taught at Carmel College, Oxfordshire.