Thomas M. Kemnitz, D.Phil., is the founder and president of Royal Fireworks Press. He is also a historian and the author of many books for students. He has traveled the world in his search for the truth about history, documenting his experiences with literally hundreds of thousands of photographs, many of which grace the pages of various Royal Fireworks books, especially in the MCT language arts curriculum.

During the past few years, Dr. Kemnitz has concentrated on writing about the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome to supplement the vocabulary component of the MCT language arts curriculum. He currently teaches ancient Greek and Roman history and literature in the Royal Fireworks Online Learning Community. Dr. Kemnitz received his B.A. in history and literature from the University of Michigan and his doctorate in history from the University of Sussex in England.