Esmond V. Harmsworth ’90

Esmond V. Harmsworth ’90, of London, England, formerly of Boston and Newport, R.I.; Apr. 13. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he was a founding partner of the former Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency, which merged with Kuhn Projects in 2016 to form Aevitas Creative, of which he was president. Each year he sponsored the Esmond Harmsworth lecture at Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute. He was an active philanthropist and supported numerous causes pertaining to literary arts, free expression, fine arts, and LGBTQ rights. He was a benefactor of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Equity Without Borders, and GrubStreet to “ensure writers of all backgrounds have what they need to develop their voices and share their stories.”