About Peter D. Martin
Lived 1923 – 1988 (aged 64–65). Peter D. Martin was a writer, known for City Lights Bookstore.
Background Martin was teaching sociology at San Francisco State College when in 1953 he founded the short lived City Lights Publishing company. To support the publishing company he started the City Lights Pocket Book Shop with Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
After two years, he sold his interest in the bookstore and returned to his native New York, where he founded the New Yorker Bookstore with his wife Madeleine Dimond.
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Who was Peter D. Martin?
College professor and bookstore owner
When was Peter D. Martin born?
Peter D. Martin was born in 1923.
When did Peter D. Martin die?
Peter D. Martin died on 3 March 1988 in San Francisco.
What was Peter D. Martin's occupation?
Peter D. Martin was a writer.
What was Peter D. Martin known for?
Peter D. Martin was known for City Lights Bookstore.
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