J. Y. T. Greig
John Young Thomson Greig(1891–1963) was a British literary scholar and award-winning biographer. He was born inManchuriawhere his father was aPresbyterianmissionary.[1]He served in theFirst World Waras an officer in theNorthumberland Fusiliers.After the war, he studied at theUniversity of Glasgow,receiving his MA in 1913, and a DLitt in 1924. Till 1931 he was on the staff of Armstrong College inNewcastle-upon-Tyne.In 1932, he moved to theUniversity of WitwatersrandinSouth Africawhere he succeeded Professor Max Drennan as chair of the English Department.[1]
Greig was a leading scholar on the Scottish philosopherDavid Hume.His 1931 biography of Hume won theJames Tait Black Awardand he also edited Hume's letters. He also published a well-regarded biography ofWM Thackerayin 1950, and a volume entitledThe Psychology of Laughter and Comedy.In addition, Greig wrote four novels under thepseudonymof John Carruthers during the 1920s.
