Jack Williamson
American science fiction writer (1908–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Williamson, see John Williamson (disambiguation).
For the Australian rules footballer, see Jack Williamson (footballer). For the Anglican bishop, see Will Stewart (bishop). For the baseball player, see Will Stewart (baseball).
John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction".[2] He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering.[3] Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.[1]
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Born | John Stewart Williamson (1908-04-29)April 29, 1908 Bisbee, Arizona Territory, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 2006(2006-11-10) (aged 98) Portales, New Mexico, U.S. |
Pen name | Will Stewart Nils O. Sonderlund |
Occupation | Writer, professor of English |
Period | 1928–2006[1] |
Genre | Science fiction |
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