Jack Williamson

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human novelist science fiction writer short story writer

Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.

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Jack Williamson canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
science fiction writer ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived Bram Stoker Award ⓘ
surface form: Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

Hugo Award ⓘ
Nebula Award ⓘ
SFWA Grand Master Award ⓘ
World Fantasy Award ⓘ
surface form: World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
birthDate 1908-04-29 ⓘ
birthPlace Bisbee, Arizona ⓘ
surface form: Bisbee, Arizona Territory, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2006-11-10 ⓘ
educatedAt Eastern New Mexico University ⓘ
employer Eastern New Mexico University ⓘ
familyName Williamson ⓘ
fieldOfWork fantasy literature ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
givenName John Stewart ⓘ
hasHonor Jack Williamson Lectureship at Eastern New Mexico University ⓘ
influenced Frederik Pohl ⓘ
Isaac Asimov ⓘ
many Golden Age science fiction writers ⓘ
influencedBy A. Merritt ⓘ
Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form: H. G. Wells
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ
name Jack Williamson self-link ⓘ
notableIdea early use of the term "genetic engineering" in fiction ⓘ
exploration of humanoid robots and control in "The Humanoids" ⓘ
notableWork Darker Than You Think ⓘ
The Cometeers ⓘ
The Humanoids ⓘ
The Legion of Space ⓘ
The Legion of Space ⓘ
surface form: The Legion of Space series

The Legion of Time ⓘ
The Reign of Wizardry ⓘ
With Folded Hands… ⓘ
occupation university professor ⓘ
writer ⓘ
periodActive 1920s–2000s ⓘ
residence Portales, New Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Portales, New Mexico, United States
spouse Blanche Slaten Williamson ⓘ
wroteFor Amazing Stories ⓘ
Astounding Stories of Super-Science ⓘ
surface form: Astounding Stories

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Golden Age of Science Fiction → keyFigure → Jack Williamson ⓘ
Astounding Science Fiction → notableAuthorPublished → Jack Williamson ⓘ
Amazing Stories → notableContributor → Jack Williamson ⓘ
Thrilling Wonder Stories → notableContributor → Jack Williamson ⓘ
Jack Williamson → name → Jack Williamson self-link ⓘ
Frederik Pohl → coAuthor → Jack Williamson ⓘ