Ian F. Grant

Ian Fraser Grant (born 15 March 1940) is a New Zealand historian, writer, editor and publisher. He founded the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in 1992 and has written widely on the history of cartooning in New Zealand.

Biography Grant was born in Wellington and educated at Wellesley College, Scots College, and Victoria, University of Wellington.

He has had a varied career in journalism and advertising, beginning with the role of Salient editor in 1960. He was a founding editorial and marketing director of Fourth Estate Limited, publishers of the National Business Review, from 1970, the founder and founding editor of NBR Marketplace (from 1972) and founding director of NBR Books. He has also worked in a number of roles in the book publishing industry. He chaired the Archive's various governing bodies between 1992 and 2019.

In 2018, Grant published Lasting Impressions: the story of New Zealand's Newspapers, 1840-1920, the first comprehensive history of New Zealand newspapers published since Guy Scholefield's Newspapers in New Zealand was published in 1958. The New Zealand Review of Books described Lasting Impressions as "a compelling, often delightful read, and a truly magnificent addition to the scholarship of journalism here". The second volume, Pressing On: the story of New Zealand's newspapers, 1921-2000 was published in 2024.

In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Grant was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature and historical preservation.