A. E. van Vogt

A. E. van Vogt
Van Vogt c. 1963
Van Vogt c. 1963
BornAlfred Vogt
(1912-04-26)April 26, 1912
Edenburg, near Gretna, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 26, 2000(2000-01-26) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1939–1986 (science fiction)
GenreScience fiction
Literary movementGolden Age of Science Fiction
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(m. 1939; died 1975)​
Lydia Bereginsky
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(m. 1979)​
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Alfred Elton van Vogt (/væn voʊt/ VAN VOHT; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the genre's so-called Golden Age, and one of the most complex.[1] The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995 (presented 1996).[2]

  1. ^ "Although [van Vogt] catered for the pulps, he intensified the emotional impact and complexity of the stories they would bear". Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter, eds. (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 1268. ISBN 978-0-312-13486-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SFWA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).