Wladislaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma | |
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Born | Devonport, Devon | 25 December 1841
Died | 25 June 1915 Barkingside, Essex | (aged 73)
Occupation | Curate, writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Period | Victorian era |
Genre | Science fiction History |
Subject | History of Cornwall English folklore |
Literary movement | Victorian literature |
Notable works | Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds (1883) |
Relatives | Krystyn Lach Szyrma (father) |
The Reverend Wladislaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma, M.A., F.R.H.S. (25 December 1841 – 25 June 1915) was a British curate, historian and science fiction writer. He is credited as one of the first science fiction writers to use the word "Martian" as a noun.