Nick Auf der Maur

Nikolaus Erik Auf der Maur (April 10, 1942 – April 7, 1998) was a Canadian journalist and politician from Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur. Early life Auf der Maur was born in 1942, the youngest of four children of Swiss German immigrants J. Severin and Theresa Auf der Maur. Journalist Auf der Maur was on the staff of the Montreal Gazette as a regular columnist. When the Montreal Star ceased operation in 1977, most of the staff of the Gazette moved into the Star building on Saint-Jacques Street. His daughter Melissa Auf der Maur was a frequent subject of his newspaper columns as she was growing up. Melissa once observed that she had been known her whole life as Nick Auf der Maur's daughter, until she became the bassist for Hole, whereupon he became known as Melissa Auf der Maur's father. Auf der Maur was also a television personality, serving as co-host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Quelque-Show with Les Nirenberg during the early 1970s. He worked for CJAD-AM radio.