Felix Dennis (born 1947) is a British magazine publisher. His privately owned company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times the company has added lifestyle titles to its range, including Maxim and The Week, which are published both in Britain and the US. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Dennis Logo Dennis Publishing Ltd. ... A 2004 cover of Maxim (U.S.) magazine, featuring Josie Maran The cover of the first American issue of Maxim magazine, featuring Christa Miller Maxim is an international English-language mens magazine based in the United Kingdom, and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female... The Week is a weekly british magazine which covers the events and stories published in the various news publications throughout the world. ...

Dennis started his career in publishing as one of the people behind Oz magazine, the Sixties satirical magazine which was prosecuted for obscenity in 1971. All three editors were found guilty and given jail terms with hard labour, although Dennis himself was given a shorter sentence because the judge, Justice Michael Argyle, considered Dennis "very much less intelligent" — and therefore less responsible — than his co-accused. Oz Number 3 Oz was a satirical humour magazine first published between 1963–69 in Sydney, Australia and, in its second and more famous incarnation, from 1967 to 1973 in London, England. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... His Honour Michael Argyle QC MC (31 August 1915 - 4 January 1999) was a judge at the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1988. ...

Dennis initially built his company on the back of Kung Fu magazine. He was recently named one of the most powerful people in media by The Guardian newspaper and was ranked 65th on the Sunday Times Rich List 2004 with a fortune estimated at £585 million. He divides his time between homes in Mustique, New York, and Britain. Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Since 1989 the British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times (sister paper to The Times) has published an annual supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List. ... Mustique is a private island in the Caribbean Sea, one of the Grenadines. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

Dennis is credited with having been the first person to say the word "cunt" on British television, in 1970. Cunt is an English vulgarism most commonly used in reference to the female genitalia or, more generally, the region extending from the mons veneris to the perineum and inward from the labia into the vagina. ...

In recent times, alongside growing his publishing empire, Dennis has become a published poet with an anthology called A Glass Half Full. A poet is some one who writes poetry. ...

In 1994, Dennis was made a Fellow of the National Library for the Blind in recognition of his support for that charity. The National Library for the Blind is a public library in the United Kingdom, founded 1882, which aims to ensure that visually impaired people have the same access to library services as sighted people. ...

In 1995 Justice Argyle reiterated allegations about Dennis in The Spectator magazine. As this was outside court privilege, Dennis was able to successfully sue the magazine, which agreed to pay £10,000 to charity. Dennis refrained from suing Argyle personally: "Oh, I don't want to make him a martyr of the Right: there's no glory to be had in suing an 80-year-old man and taking his house away from him. It was just a totally obvious libel." [1] This article is about the British weekly magazine: there are articles on several other magazines called The Spectator such as Addison and Steeles influential literary magazine, The Spectator (1711), and the others can be found at The Spectator (disambiguation). ...

In addition to his publishing wealth, Felix Dennis was also a major shareholder in the US based reseller of computer products, MicroWarehouse. A considerable portion of his wealth was generated by his holding in MicroWarehouse during the 1990's.

Dennis is now working on the Forest of Dennis, which is supposed to become the largest forest in England.

Felix Dennis has written a book "How to get rich" that explains how to get rich based on the lessons he has learned over the years.

External links

• Felix Dennis website
• Dennis sues The Spectator over Argyle allegations
• Writing in The Sunday Times
• BBC Article