Michael: Fun and Facts About a Popular Name and the People Who Made It Great

by Alvin Silverstein, Robert A. Silverstein

Presents anecdotes, trivia, and puzzles relating to the name Michael, its origin and lore, and provides brief sketches of notable people and fictitious characters with the name or one of its variants.

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Alvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn, the youngest son of an immigrant family who emphasized hard work and education. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he went to graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he got a Master's degree in chemistry and met his wife, author Virginia B. Silverstein. He got his Ph.D. at NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island. He ultimately became a Professor of Biology there and also Director of the Physician Assistant program, while coauthoring books with his wife and, later, two of their children as well.