Mary Emily Wilkinson

Background

Wilkinson, Mary Emily was born on July 15, 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Emmett McClarty and Henrietta Rea (Higgins) Wilkinson.

Education

Ba, University North Carolina, 1962.

Career

Production editor, Academy Press Inc., New York City, 1962-1963; production editor, Academy Press Ltd., London, 1964-1972; acquisitions editor, Academy Press Ltd., London, 1973-1982; executive editor, Academy Press Ltd., London, 1982-1988; editor life science, Princeton (New Jersey) U. Press, since 1988; editor in chief, Princeton (New Jersey) U. Press, since 1989.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, gardening, bicycling, foreign traveling.

Connections

Father:

Emmett McClarty Wilkinson

Mother:

Henrietta Rea (Higgins) Wilkinson