Daniel Grisewood BSc (1934–2003), British"Dan Grisewood" in "Obituary" (2003) 250 Publishers Weekly, Issue 30, 28 July 2003, p 17 packager and publisher, was the co-founder of Grisewood & Dempsey in 1973, and the founder of Kingfisher Books in 1978. He also managed Éditions Larousse.The Guardian, 4 July 2003; The Independent, 4 July 2003; The Times, 12 July 2003.
Daniel Grisewood was born in Nicosia in Cyprus on 25 October 1934,"Dan Grisewood: Publisher and packager specialising in children's encyclopaedias" in "Obituaries". The Independent. 4 July 2003. and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey School."Dan Grisewood: Publisher of children's educational books who had the last laugh on Robert Maxwell". The Times. 12 July 2003. He graduated BSc from the University of St Andrews in 1959."Grisewood, Daniel". Directory of British Scientists 1964-65. Second Edition. p 601.
In 1988, he sold Kingfisher Books, and Grisewood & Dempsey, to Groupe de la Cité.H R L (1988) 234 The Publishers Weekly, 21 October 1988, p 13. "Le Groupe de la Cite acquiert Grisewood & Dempsey (G-B)", Livres de France, number 101: October 1988, p 97. (1988) 10 Livres hebdo, number 9, p 71.
His brother is a catholic parish priest, who serve at St. Peter and Paul Church, Taipei, Taiwan. References John Cornwell. "Dan Grisewood: Innovative publisher of children's books" in "Books". The Guardian. 4 July 2003. The Bookseller, 24 March 1973, p 1810. "Grisewood and Dempsey", The Bookseller, 20 July 1974, p 175. "Bookmarks" (1984) Books and Bookmen 4 and 5 The Bookseller, 2 October 1971, p 1806