Edward Greey (1835–1888) was an English-American author and a dealer in Japanese and Chinese art ware.
[1][2] Edward Greey was born in Sandwich, Kent, England, on December 1, 1835.
[1] He was educated by private tutors, was a member of the English naval expedition to Japan in 1855–6, spent six years on station and shore duty, and learned the language and studied the history of that country.
[1] He committed suicide, shooting himself in the head with a pistol in his New York residence on October 1, 1888.
[2] He was the author of the following plays: Vendome, Mirah, The Third Estate, The College Belles, and Uncle Abner, and of the following works on Japanese history: Blue Jackets (1871); Loyal Ronins (New York, 1880); Young Americans in Japan (Boston, 1881); The Wonderful City of Tokio (1882); The Golden Lotus (1883); Bear-Worshippers of Yezo (1884); and A Captive of Love (1885).