Axel G. Rosin

Axel G. Rosin, (died in 2003) he as the former president of the Book-of-the-Month Club and later the head of the Scherman Foundation.

"Mr. Rosin (pronounced Rose-EEN) was president of the Book-of-the-Month Club from 1960 to 1973, and chairman until his retirement in 1979...

"In 2000, the club became part of Bookspan, jointly owned by Time Warner and Bertelsmann AG; Bookspan operates 40 book clubs with almost 8 million members...

"In addition to his wife, who is the author of several books, and his daughter Karen, of Cambridge, Mass., who is now chairwoman of the Scherman Foundation, he is survived by another daughter, Susanna Bergtold of Leonia, N.J., and two grandchildren. "