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Poul Anderson
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American science fiction writer (1926–2001)
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Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction writer and novelist born in Bristol in 1926. He was educated at the University of Minnesota and resided in Pennsylvania. Anderson wrote under his own name and the pseudonym A. A. Craig. His notable works include *Tau Zero*, *The Star Fox*, *Duel on Syrtis*, *Time and Stars*, *Three World to Conquer*, and *The Horn of Time*.
He received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and the Hugo Award for Best Novella. Anderson was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette. He was married to Karen Anderson. Anderson died of cancer in Orinda in 2001.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 50
Top works
- The Star Fox
- Duel on Syrtis by Poul Anderson
- Time and Stars (Macfadden SF, 60-206)
- Three World to Conquer
- The Horn of Time
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Key facts
- Born
- Poul William Anderson , ( 1926-11-25 ) November 25, 1926, Bristol, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) (aged 74), Orinda, California , U.S.
- Pen name
- A. A. Craig, Michael Karageorge, Winston P. Sanders, P. A. Kingsley
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- American
- Period
- 1948–2001
- Genre
- Science fiction , Fantasy , Mystery , Historical fiction
- Notable works
- The Broken Sword Tau Zero Three Hearts and Three Lions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Poul
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- Orinda
- Spouse
- Karen Anderson
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- University of Minnesota
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Tau Zero
- Genre
- science fiction
- Image
- Poul anderson.jpg
- Residence
- Pennsylvania
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- Poul Anderson
- date of birth
- 1926-11-25
- date of death
- 2001-07-31
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Poul William Anderson
- pseudonym
- A. A. Craig
- topic's main category
- Category:Poul Anderson
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- name in native language
- Poul Anderson
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Encyclopedic overview
An early cover story in August 1961 Poul William Anderson (/ˈpoʊəl/ POH-əl ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, and was nominated many more times for awards.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poul Anderson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.