David Henry Keller | |
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 Keller, as pictured in the July 1929 issue of Science Wonder Stories. | |
| Born | December 23, 1880 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 13, 1966 (aged 85) |
| Pen name | Monk Smith, Matthew Smith, Amy Worth, Henry Cecil, Cecilia Henry, and Jacobus Hubelaire |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Genre | Science fiction, horror |
David Henry Keller (December 23, 1880 – July 13, 1966) was an American writer who worked for pulp magazines in the mid-twentieth century, in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. He was also a psychiatrist and physician to shell-shocked soldiers during World War I and World War II, and his experience treating mentally ill people is evident in some of his writing, which contains references to mental disorders. He initially wrote short stories as a hobby and published his first science fiction story in Amazing Stories in 1928. He continued to work as a psychiatrist while publishing over sixty short stories in science fiction and horror genres. Technically, his stories were not well-written, but focused on the emotional aspects of imaginative situations, which was unusual for stories at the time.