Judith Merkle Riley
Judith Astria Merkle (born January 14, 1942 in Livermore , † September 12, 2010 ) was an American writer.
Life
Her great-uncle was the famous baseball player Fred Merkle, her father - Theodore Charles Merkle - ran Project Pluto, and her brother Ralph C. Merkle is a pioneer in asymmetric cryptography and a researcher and spokesman for molecular nanotechnology and cryonics.
Riley holds a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley . She was a lecturer in political science at Claremont MCKenna College and the Claremont Graduate School of California. Judith Merkle Riley was married and a mother of two. From 1988 to 2007 she wrote six historical novels .
Works
Historical novels by Judith Merkle Riley:
Margaret of Ashbury series
- (1989) The Voice , orig. A vision of light
- (1991) The Vision , orig. In Pursuit of the Green Lion
- (1996) Die Zauberquelle , orig. The Water Devil
more books
- (1994) The Search for the Rainbow , orig. The Serpent Garden
- (1994) The Witch of Paris , orig. The Oracle Glass
- (1999) The Secret Mission of Nostradamus , orig. The Master of All Desires
Web links
- The historical novels of Judith Merkle Riley (English)
- Literature by and about Judith Merkle Riley in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riley, Judith Merkle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merkle, Judith Astria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Livermore , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 2010 |