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Poul Anderson

Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

Anderson received a degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He married Karen Kruse in 1953. They had one daughter, Astrid, who is married to science fiction author Greg Bear. Anderson was the sixth President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, taking office in 1972. He was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America, a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. He was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1985 novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls to Anderson and eight of the other members of the Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy.

Poul Anderson died of cancer on July 31, 2001, after a month in the hospital. Several of his novels were published posthumously.

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American science fiction writer (1926–2001)

Born 25 November 1926
Died 31 July 2001

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  • Cover of: Tau zero
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  • Cover of: There Will Be Time

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  • Cover of: Foundation’s Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov
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  • Cover of: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two A
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American science fiction writer (1926–2001)

Born 25 November 1926
Died 31 July 2001

Subjects

Fiction, science fiction, general, American Science fiction, Fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction in English, Life on other planets, Space warfare, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, English Science fiction, Guthrie, anson (fictitious character), fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Science Fiction, Fantasy fiction, American Fantasy fiction, Intelligence officers, Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction, short stories (single author), Short stories, Fantasy, Human-alien encounters, Science fiction, american

Places

Earth, Denmark, England, Terran Galactic Empire, Alien Planet, Betelgeuse, Finland, France, Lincolnshire, London, Merseia, Murasaki, Norway, Other Worlds, Planet Gwydion, Planet Rustum, Planets: Ivanhoe, Ramnu, Scandinavia, Starkad, Terra, United States of America, Vanessa, and Chakora, spaceship Quetzal

People

Dominic Flandry, Harald III Harðráði King of Norway (1015-1066), Poul Anderson (1926-), Admiral McCormac, Brechdan Ironrede, Christian Brannock, Dan Coffin, David Falkayn, Edward the Third, Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Everard Manse, Fireball, Gunnhild Queen, consort of Eirik Blodøks, King of Norway (fl. 935-961), Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), Josserek Derrain, King Edward III, Kyra Davis, Laurinda Ashcroft, Lise Meitner (1878-1968), Manse Everard, Manson Everard, Max Abrams, Merseians, Miriam Abrams

Time

The Future, The future, The future., Terran Galactic Empire, The Far Future, 1300-1400, 1300s, 20th century, Dark Ages, Elizabethan England, First century, Medieval, Middle Ages, Post Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, To 1030, To 1241, future, futurist, futuristic, various planets

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Alternative names

  • A. A. Craig
  • Michael Karageorge
  • Winston P. Sanders
  • P. A. Kingsley
  • Poul William Anderson

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
July 24, 2023 Edited by dcapillae fix alternative names
July 24, 2023 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
March 26, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name