Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin William Bova , ( 1932-11-08 ) November 8, 1932, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- November 29, 2020 (2020-11-29) (aged 88), Naples, Florida , U.S.
- Occupation
- Author essayist journalist
- Education
- University at Albany, SUNY ( MA ), California Coast University ( EdD )
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Notable awards
- Inkpot Award , Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
- Spouse
- Rosa Cucinotta ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) , Barbara Berson Rose ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ; died 2009 ) , Rashida Loya ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Naples
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Official website
- benbova.com
- Image
- Ben Bova at Minicon 8(1974).jpg
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- birth name
- Benjamin William Bova
- date of birth
- 1932-11-08
- nickname
- Ben Bova
- date of death
- 2020-11-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- name in native language
- Ben Bova
- writing language
- American English
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/books/ben-bova-dies.html
- Commons category
- Ben Bova
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Encyclopedic overview
Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932 – November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.
Personal life and education
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