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Frederik Pohl
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American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013)
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Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (1919–2013) was an American novelist, writer, editor, and journalist. Born in New York City, he was educated at Brooklyn Technical High School and wrote in American English. His literary output included speculative fiction and science fiction, with notable works such as *Gateway* and *The Space Merchants*. Pohl was associated with the Futurians movement.
He received several major honors, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the National Book Award, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. Pohl died on September 2, 2013, from respiratory failure.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 26 November 1919
- Died
- 2 September 2013
- Works
- 365
Top works
- Histoires de Robots
- Connoisseur's Science Fiction
- Amazing Stories Volume 7
- Drunkard's Walk - 439 K
- Drunkard's walk
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New York City, New York
Frederik George Pohl Jr. was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led.
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Key facts
- Born
- Frederik George Pohl Jr. , ( 1919-11-26 ) November 26, 1919, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) (aged 93), Palatine, Illinois , U.S.
- Pen name
- Edson McCann, Jordan Park, Elton V. Andrews, Paul Fleur, Lee Gregor, Warren F. Howard, Scott Mariner, Ernst Mason, James MacCreigh, James McCreigh, Dirk Wilson, Donald Stacy
- Occupation
- Novelist short story author essayist publisher editor literary agent
- Period
- 1937–2011
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Notable awards
- Campbell Memorial Award , 1978, 1985 , Hugo Award (novel) , 1978 , National Book Award , 1980 , Nebula Award (novel) , 1976, 1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Pohl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Arlington Heights
- Occupation
- literary agent
- Educated at
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Space Merchants
- Genre
- science fiction
- Movement
- Futurians
- Official website
- www.frederikpohl.com
- Image
- Frederik Pohl Eaton 2008-05-17.png
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- Commons category
- Frederik Pohl
- date of birth
- 1919-11-26
- date of death
- 2013-09-02
- birth name
- Frederik George Pohl, Jr.
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- name in native language
- Frederik Pohl
- writing language
- American English
- partner in business or sport
- Lester del Rey
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Frederik Pohl, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederik George Pohl Jr. (/poʊl/; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led.
From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy and its sister magazine If; the latter won three successive annual Hugo Awards as the year's best professional magazine. His 1977 novel Gateway won four "year's best novel" awards: the Hugo voted by convention participants, the Locus voted by magazine subscribers, the Nebula voted by American science-fiction writers, and the juried academic John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He won the Campbell Memorial Award again for the 1984 collection of novellas The Years of the City, one of two repeat winners during the first 40 years. For his 1979 novel Jem, Pohl won a U.S. National Book Award in the one-year category Science Fiction, and it was a finalist for three other year's best novel awards. He won four Hugo and three Nebula Awards, including receiving both for the 1977 novel Gateway. He won the inaugural Locus Award for Best Non-fiction in 1979 for his autobiography The Way the Future Was.
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