L. Ron Hubbard
American writer and Scientology founder (1911–1986)
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L. Ron Hubbard was an American writer who founded Scientology, a religious organization established in the 1950s. He remains a significant and controversial figure due to his role in creating one of the modern era's most notable new religions.
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- 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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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
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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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