Bridget Martyn (August 4, 1935 – 2020) was an encyclopedist, the senior editorial manager of Oxford University Press's Oxford Illustrated Encyclopaedia in 1993 and editor-in-chief of Microsoft Encarta from 1993 through 1995.[1]
Bridget Martyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1935 |
| Died | 17 April 2020 Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Bridget Hadaway |
| Children | Nicholas, Sophie, and Harry Hadaway |
She authored The Bible for Children with Jean Atcheson, first published in 1973 which had a foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury.[2][3] In 1978 she published Fairy Tales which included retellings of classic fairy tales.[4]
Martyn was born in Cairo, Egypt.[1] She went to Edinburgh University and graduated with a degree in French and German.[5] She married Robert Hadaway in 1967.[1] They raised three children and later divorced.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lewis, Claire (7 May 2020). "Bridget Martyn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Bottigheimer, Ruth (1994). "The Bible for Children: The Emergence and Development of the Genre, 1550-1990". Studies in Church History. 31: 347–362. doi:10.1017/S0424208400012973. S2CID 164122499. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Corfe, R. (2005). The Spirit of New Socialism and the End of Class-based Politics. Arena. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-9543161-2-9. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Hadaway, B. (1974). Fairy Tales. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-0-86178-074-7. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "BRIDGET MARTYN, JOURNALIST AND EDITOR IN ENGLAND". LA MIRADA ACTUAL. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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