Martin Greif
Martin Greif ( born February 4, 1938 in New York City; † November 17, 1996 in Ireland ) was an American author, Anglist and high school teachers.
Life
After leaving school at Stuyvesant High School in New York City gripping studied English Literature at Hunter College, where he achieved a Bachelor with honors in 1959. After Griffin moved to Princeton University, where he succeeded in 1961, the master with distinction. Griffin became the experts of the life of Daniel Defoe. After finishing his studies, Griffin got a job as a high school teacher of English and literature, and taught from 1963 to 1973 at various universities in New York, including at the New York University. Furthermore, Griffin worked in publishing. From 1969 to 1973 he worked as chief editor for Time-Life Books and was co-founder of the publishing house Main Street Press, 1978 he shared with his partner Lawrence Grow in Clinton, New Jersey, led. The publishing house specializing in the publication of books on Americana, crafts and restoration.
As an author, Griffin wrote several books in the 1970s and 1980s. Griffin and his partner came later in the life of Clinton, New Jersey to Ireland. There they lived in Ballinadee, County Cork. Griffin wrote in Ireland more books with new themes, including on chess composition, puzzle and Irish theme (the latter under the pseudonym Irish Mairtin O'Griofa ). 1991 died his partner Grow from the effects of AIDS and died in November 1996 Cross as from the effects of AIDS in Ireland.
Grief is the uncle of the heavy metal musician and lawyer Eric Greif.