Ganly, John

Published author and retired professor John V. Ganly's varied interests include opera, women's rights, and Irish independence.

After studying business and politics, Ganly pursued a successful business career before moving to research. He retired from the New York Public Library as an assistant director and from Rutgers and Columbia universities as an associate professor.

A first-generation Irish American and only child, Ganly grew up on family tales and values that he infused in "Celtic Crossings", the first of two novels based on his family's past and his own eclectic interests.