Martin H. Greenberg
| Martin H. Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Harry Greenberg March 1, 1941 South Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| Died | June 25, 2011 (aged 70) Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA |
| Occupation | University professor, editor, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ph.D., Political science, 1969 |
| Period | 1974–2011 (as anthologist) |
| Genre | Speculative fiction anthologies |
| Subject | Urban and regional science; Middle East affairs, terrorism |
Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. As well, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Greenberg was also a terrorism and Middle East expert. He was a long time friend, colleague and business partner of Isaac Asimov.
Greenberg was born to Max and Mae Greenberg in South Miami Beach, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami, a doctorate in political science from the University of Connecticut in 1969, and taught at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay from 1975 until 1996. Early in his career he was sometimes confused with Martin Greenberg, publisher of Gnome Press; they were not related. Isaac Asimov suggested that he call himself "Martin H. Greenberg" or "Martin Harry Greenberg" to distinguish him from the other Martin Greenberg "if he expected to deal fruitfully with the science-fiction world".
Greenberg's first anthology (and first speculative fiction publication) was Political Science Fiction: An introductory reader (Prentice-Hall, 1974), edited with Patricia S. Warrick and intended for use as a teaching guide. Warrick was a colleague at one of the UW two-year colleges, University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley, who recruited Greenberg to give one lecture on the future of politics. He learned that her course used one science fiction text; she learned of his interest and made a "career-changing comment". Ten educational anthologies under the series name Through Science Fiction followed through 1978, mainly from Rand McNally. In the late 1970s Greenberg began partnering with Joseph D. Olander on more conventional science fiction anthologies. They also created the critical series Writers of the 21st Century (Taplinger, 1977 to 1983) produced six of its seven volumes, each titled for its featured author.
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