Martin Page (British author)

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Martin Page
Born(1938-06-30)30 June 1938
Died10 September 2003(2003-09-10) (aged 65)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist and author

Martin Page (30 June 1938 - 10 September 2003) was a British writer and journalist who founded Business Traveler magazine. [1] [2]

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Education

After attending Leighton Park and Millfield, Page went to Pembroke College, Cambridge" where he studied anthropology. [1]

Career

Journalism

At the age of 24, despite suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, Page became Fleet Street's youngest correspondent, covering seven wars from Algeria to Vietnam. He began his career as a graduate trainee for the Manchester Guardian before joining the Daily Express . [1] In 1975, Page founded Business Traveller magazine. The magazine included Auberon Waugh on its payroll. [1] Page also wrote for The Tablet during his life.

Authorship

He wrote his first book, Unpersoned in Moscow, where he was the correspondent for the Daily Express. His books, which were published in 14 languages, include Company Savage, which became a bestseller in Japan and Germany, and two novels, The Pilate Plot and The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa. He also wrote The First Global Village - How Portugal Changed The World in 2002, which has sold over 20,000 copies in both Portuguese and English.

Page also wrote The Good Doctors Guide, which was a source of some controversy in the medical industry. [2]

Personal life

In 1988, Page registered as legally blind.

He lived in both Portugal and Rome before returning to Brighton in the UK where he lived the rest of his life. While in Rome, Page and his wife Catherine became Catholic.

He died in 2003 of heart problems at the age of 65.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Steven, Stewart (25 September 2003). "Obituary: Martin Page". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Martin Page". The Times. 16 September 2003. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 15 January 2018.