Hugo Gernsback

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Luxembourgian emigrant to the United States human inventor magazine editor publisher radio pioneer science fiction editor writer

Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish-American inventor, publisher, and pioneering science fiction editor often called the "Father of Science Fiction" for his role in shaping and popularizing the genre.

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Luxembourgian emigrant to the United States → human → inventor → magazine editor → publisher → radio pioneer → science fiction editor → writer →
awardReceived	Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers → Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame induction →
citizenship	Luxembourg → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Luxembourg →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1884-08-16 →
dateOfDeath	1967-08-19 →
ethnicGroup	Luxembourgian →
familyName	Gernsback →
fieldOfWork	electronics → radio technology → science fiction →
founded	Amazing Stories → Experimenter Publishing Company → Modern Electrics → Radio News → Science Wonder Stories →
genre	science fiction →
givenName	Hugo →
hasPartNamedAfter	Hugo Award →
influenced	American science fiction magazines → science fiction fandom →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → German →
nickname	Father of Science Fiction →
notableIdea	organized science fiction fandom → specialized science fiction magazine →
notableWork	Air Wonder Stories → Amazing Stories → Electrical Experimenter → Modern Electrics → Radio News → Ralph 124C 41+ → Science Wonder Stories →
occupation	editor → inventor → publisher → radio engineer → writer →
placeOfBirth	Luxembourg City →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
residence	New York City →
sexOrGender	male →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Hugo Award → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist → Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → Hugo Award for Best Fanzine → Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic →	namedAfter
Hugo Gernsback ("Gernsback") →	familyName