Lester del Rey

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American writer editor human science fiction writer

Lester del Rey was an influential American science fiction author and editor who helped shape the genre through his writing and his pivotal role in publishing.

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Lester del Rey canonical 12

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instanceOf American writer ⓘ
editor ⓘ
human ⓘ
science fiction writer ⓘ
birthName Leonard Knapp ⓘ
coFounderOf Del Rey Books ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-06-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1993-05-10 ⓘ
employer Del Rey Books ⓘ
fieldOfWork publishing ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
influenced American science fiction publishing ⓘ
development of modern science fiction genre ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ
name Lester del Rey self-link ⓘ
notableRole editor at Ballantine Books ⓘ
editor at Del Rey Books ⓘ
notableWork Helen O'Loy ⓘ
Marooned on Mars ⓘ
Nerves ⓘ
Police Your Planet ⓘ
Rocket Jockey ⓘ
The Day Is Done ⓘ
The Mysterious Planet ⓘ
The Runaway Robot ⓘ
occupation anthologist ⓘ
editor ⓘ
writer ⓘ
periodActive 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
placeOfBirth Saratoga Township, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
pseudonym Charles Satterfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erik van Lhin ⓘ
John Alvarez ⓘ
Lester del Rey ⓘ
Philip St. John ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Judy-Lynn del Rey ⓘ
wroteFor Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ
Galaxy Science Fiction ⓘ
Other Worlds ⓘ
Unknown ⓘ

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Del Rey Books → foundedBy → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Del Rey Books → namedAfter → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Del Rey Books → hasNotableEditor → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Golden Age of Science Fiction → keyFigure → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Astounding Science Fiction → notableAuthorPublished → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Judy-Lynn del Rey → spouse → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Amazing Stories → notableContributor → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Lester del Rey → name → Lester del Rey self-link ⓘ
Lester del Rey → pseudonym → Lester del Rey ⓘ
John W. Campbell Jr. → influenced → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Gnome Press → publishedAuthor → Lester del Rey ⓘ
Frederik Pohl → coAuthor → Lester del Rey ⓘ