Robert Maxwell

Robert Maxwell MC
Maxwell at the Global Economic Panel in Amsterdam (1989)
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
In office 15 October 1964 – 18 June 1970
Preceded by	Frank Markham
Succeeded by	William Benyon
Personal details
Born	Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch (1923-06-10)10 June 1923 Slatinské Doly, Czechoslovakia (now Solotvyno, Ukraine)
Died	(1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 68) Sea around Canary Islands
Resting place	Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery, Jerusalem
Citizenship	Czechoslovak British (since 1946)
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Meynard ​ (m. 1946)​
Children	9, including Christine, Isabel, Ian, Kevin and Ghislaine
Occupation	Publisher, media proprietor
Military service
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia United Kingdom
Branch/service	Czechoslovak Army (in-exile) British Army
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Military Cross

Ian Robert Maxwell MC (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991), was a British media proprietor, Member of Parliament (MP), and fraudster. He was known for his publishing companies.

After his death, huge difference in numbers in his companies' finances were revealed, including his fraudulent actions on Mirror Group pension fund.

In 1991, his body was discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean, having fallen overboard from his yacht. He was buried in Jerusalem.

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