Bridget Martyn

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Bridget Martyn
Born4 August 1935
Died17 April 2020
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesBridget Hadaway
ChildrenNicholas, Sophie, and Harry Hadaway

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c d Lewis, Claire (7 May 2020). "Bridget Martyn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hadaway, B. (1974). Fairy Tales. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-0-86178-074-7. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "BRIDGET MARTYN, JOURNALIST AND EDITOR IN ENGLAND". LA MIRADA ACTUAL. Retrieved 30 December 2020.