M. K. Joseph, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

M. K. Joseph

British-born New Zealand poet and science fiction novelist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1914

Place of Birth: Chingford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1981

Profession: poet, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Michael Kennedy Joseph (9 July 1914 – 4 October 1981) was a British-born New Zealand poet and novelist in several genres.
He studied at Sacred Heart College, Auckland.
His works range from I'll Soldier No More, A Pound of Saffron and A Soldier's Tale to the science fiction works The Hole in the Zero and The Time of Achamoth to a historical novel Kaspar's Journey based on the medieval Children's Crusade.
The Hole in the Zero includes the first known use of the word "hoverboard".Joseph was also a Professor of English at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
In 1969, he edited the 1831 text of Frankenstein for Oxford University Press; in 1980 the text was reissued in the World's Classics series.