Martin Secker (6 April 1882 – 6 April 1978),
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publisher who was responsible for producing the work of a distinguished group of literary authors, including D. H. Lawrence,

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. He began publishing just before the First World War. Secker lived at Bridgefoot House,

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. In 1935, Secker's original firm merged to form the new company of Secker & Warburg.

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*John Trevitt
"Secker, Martin (1882–1978)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 11 Jan 2008 1882 births 1978 deaths Publishers (people) from London People from Buckinghamshire 20th-century English businesspeople {{publish-bio-stub