Michael Burgess (1) (1948–)

MICHAEL BURGESS is the former Head of Collection Development at California State University, San Bernardino, and a professional writer and editor. He has written and edited hundreds of books and thousands of articles, many in the areas of literature and popular reading interests; and has edited over 1,500 books for a half dozen publishing companies. He received his M.S. in L.S. from the University of Southern California in 1970. Then joined the faculty of California State College (later University), San Bernardino, where he retired in 2010 after forty years of service. Burgess published his first book, his undergraduate honor's thesis, in 1970; his 119th monograph was issued in 2011. Over two-thirds of these works have appeared under his professional pseudonym, Robert Reginald.