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L. Ron Hubbard
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American writer and Scientology founder (1911–1986)
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L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) was an American military officer, novelist, musician, and writer. Born in Tilden, Nebraska, he served in the United States Navy and attended George Washington University. His literary career included works such as *The way to happiness* and *Men against the stars*. Hubbard was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and received the Ig Nobel Prize. He is associated with Scientology and Dianetics.
Hubbard was married to Sara Northrup Hollister and Mary Sue Hubbard. He had two children, Quentin Hubbard and Ronald DeWolf. Influenced by Alfred Korzybski, Hubbard died of a stroke in Creston.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 13 March 1911
- Died
- 24 January 1986
- Works
- 810
Top works
- The way to happiness
- Men against the stars
- כח המחשבה
- הדרך אל האושר
- Fadhbanna na hoibre
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Film & TV
Writing · Tilden, Nebraska, USA
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories, and the founder of the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently…
Known for
- Scientology Network Launch Special — Self (archive footage) (voice)2018
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief — Self (archive footage)2015
- Scientology: An Overview — Writer2008
- Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard — Self (archival footage)1997
- Classification and Gradation — Self1988
- My Philosophy — Self1987
- Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom? — Self1987
- An Introduction to Scientology — Himself1984
- Scientology: The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard1968
- World in Action1963
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1986
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,434
- Total plays
- 21,549
Tags
L. Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology. He released one album, "Space Jazz", and numerous taped promotional materials. Hubbard also sang and appeared on the Apollo Stars LP The Power of Source, and posthumously contributed the song "L'Envoi (Thank You For Listening)" on the 1986 Scientology pop album The Road to Freedom. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/L.+Ron+Hubbard">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,605x
- Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant
· 1998 · cited 16,256x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
· 2013 · cited 9,542x
- Backpropagation Applied to Handwritten Zip Code Recognition
· 1989 · cited 9,314x
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Quotes
- “God was feeling sardonic the day He created the Universe. So it's rather up to at least one man every few centuries to pop up and come just as close to making him swallow his laughter as possible.”
- “You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”
- “Benzedrine often helps a case run.”
- “Scientology is the only specific (cure) for radiation (atomic bomb) burns.”
- “It was my responsibility that this world got itself an atom bomb, because there were only a handful of nuclear physicists in the thirties — only a handful. And we were all beating the desk and saying "How wonderful it will be if we discover atomic fission."”
- “You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.”
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Official website
L. Ron Hubbard - Scientology & Dianetics Founder
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Encyclopedic overview
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored the pseudoscientific book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques. Hubbard created Scientology in 1952 after losing the intellectual rights to his literature on Dianetics in bankruptcy. He would lead the Church of Scientology – variously described as a cult, a new religious movement, or a business – until his death in 1986.
Born in Tilden, Nebraska, in 1911, Hubbard spent much of his childhood in Helena, Montana. While his father was posted to the U.S. naval base on Guam in the late 1920s, Hubbard traveled to Asia and the South Pacific. In 1930, Hubbard enrolled at George Washington University to study civil engineering but dropped out in his second year. He began his career as an author of pulp fiction and married Margaret Grubb, who shared his interest in aviation.
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