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Jack Williamson
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American science fiction writer (1908–2006)
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Jack Williamson was an American writer and novelist who specialized in science fiction and speculative fiction. Born John Williamson in Bisbee, Arizona Territory, in 1908, he began his writing career in 1928. He wrote in English and used pseudonyms including Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. His notable works include *Pandora Effect*, *Best of Amazing Stories*, *Three From the Legion*, *Trapped in Space*, and *Science Fiction Gems*.
Williamson received several awards, including the Pilgrim Award, the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, the Hugo Award for Best Related Work, and the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award. He was also nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Locus Award for Best Novella. Influenced by authors such as H. G. Wells and Abraham Grace Merritt, he was educated at the University of Colorado and the University of Colorado Boulder. He resided in New Mexico and died in Portales in 2006.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 106
Top works
- Pandora Effect
- Best of Amazing Stories
- Three From the Legion
- Trapped in Space
- Science Fiction Gems
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Key facts
- Born
- John Stewart Williamson , ( 1908-04-29 ) April 29, 1908, Bisbee , Arizona Territory , U.S.
- Died
- November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10) (aged 98), Portales, New Mexico , U.S.
- Pen name
- Will Stewart, Nils O. Sonderlund
- Occupation
- Writer, professor of English
- Period
- 1928–2006
- Genre
- Science fiction
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williamson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bisbee
- Place of death
- Portales
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- science fiction
- Image
- Jack Williamson AWS 2911.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jack Williamson
- date of birth
- 1908-04-29
- date of death
- 2006-11-10
- influenced by
- Stanley G. Weinbaum
- pseudonym
- Jack Williamson
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Jack Williamson
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- nickname
- Jack
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Encyclopedic overview
John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
Early life
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