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Theodore Sturgeon
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American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)
OverviewAI-generated
Theodore Sturgeon was an author who began his work period in 1938. He was born on 26 February 1918 and died on 8 May 1985. Sturgeon also wrote under the pseudonym E. Waldo Hunter. His bibliography includes works such as Horror Gems, Volume Fourteen, Manly Banister and Others (Volume 14), Time untamed, Best detective stories of the year, The Magazine of fantasy and science fiction. A 30-year retrospective, and Connoisseur's Science Fiction. Open Library lists 170 works associated with him, while Crossref records five.
Sturgeon is recognized in the Nebula Award collection. He is the subject of quotes including "If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?" and "It's the simple things that are really effective. Try to remember that." Additionally, "That Heel. That lousy wart on the nose of progress." is attributed to him. MusicBrainz classifies him as a group, and Last.fm data indicates 69 listeners and 269 playcounts.
Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 26 February 1918
- Died
- 8 May 1985
- Works
- 170
Top works
- Horror Gems, Volume Fourteen, Manly Banister and Others (Volume 14)
- Time untamed
- Best detective stories of the year
- The Magazine of fantasy and science fiction. A 30-year retrospective
- Connoisseur's Science Fiction
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 69
- Total plays
- 269
Theodore Sturgeon (26 February 1918 — 8 May 1985) was an American science fiction author. He was known to use a technique known as "rhythmic prose", in which his prose text would drop into a standard poetic meter. This has the effect of creating a subtle shift in mood, usually without alerting the reader to its cause. His most famous novel is More Than Human (1953). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Theodore+Sturgeon">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,961x
- Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
· 2015 · cited 10,991x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,000x
- A simulation study of the number of events per variable in logistic regression analysis
· 1996 · cited 7,668x
- 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative
· 2010 · cited 7,610x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Faith is a beautiful thing. So are forest fires, and the color of gangrene. I think faith—especially capital-F Faith—is more dangerous and more disgusting than either. It is a substitute for thought.”
- “A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content.”
- “If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?”
- “Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever. You can go not only into the future, but into that wonderful place called "other", which is simply another universe, another planet, another species.”
- “It's the simple things that are really effective. Try to remember that.”
- “That Heel. That lousy wart on the nose of progress.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Edward Hamilton Waldo , ( 1918-02-26 ) February 26, 1918, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) (aged 67), Eugene, Oregon , U.S.
- Pen name
- E. Waldo Hunter
- Relatives
- Peter A. Sturgeon (brother)
- Occupation
- Fiction writer critic
- Period
- 1938–1985
- Genre
- Science fiction fantasy horror mystery western literary criticism
- Subject
- Science fiction (as critic)
- Notable works
- More Than Human " Microcosmic God " I, Libertine "Slow Sculpture"
- Notable awards
- Hugo Nebula
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theodore
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Staten Island
- Place of death
- Eugene
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Amok Time
- Genre
- fantasy
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1918-02-26
- date of death
- 1985-05-08
- birth name
- Edward Hamilton Waldo
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- E. Waldo Hunter
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- name in native language
- Theodore Sturgeon
- nickname
- Ted
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Theodore Sturgeon
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~20 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Sturgeon's "The Perfect Host" was the cover story in the November 1948 Weird Tales An early version of Sturgeon's first novel, The Dreaming Jewels, was the cover story in the February 1950 issue of Fantastic Adventures Sturgeon's novella The Incubi of Parallel X was the cover story in the September 1951 Planet Stories Sturgeon's novella Granny Won't Knit took the cover of the May 1954 Galaxy Science Fiction, illustrated by Ed Emshwiller
Theodore Sturgeon (/ˈstɜːrdʒən/; born Edward Hamilton Waldo, February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American author of primarily fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as a critic. He wrote approximately 400 reviews and more than 120 short stories, 11 novels, and two scripts for Star Trek: The Original Series.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theodore Sturgeon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.