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British encyclopedist (1935–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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]
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