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Jack Williamson
BornJohn Stewart Williamson
(1908-04-29)April 29, 1908
Bisbee, Arizona Territory, U.S.
DiedNovember 10, 2006(2006-11-10) (aged 98)
Portales, New Mexico, U.S.
Pen nameWill Stewart
Nils O. Sonderlund
OccupationWriter, professor of English
Period1928–2006[1]
GenreScience fiction

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction".[2] He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering.[3] Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference isfdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1979, editorial "The Dean of Science Fiction" by Isaac Asimov, page 6.
  3. ^ "Jack Williamson, Greg Bear: Two SFWA pillars honored with 2006 Heinlein Award" Archived 2006-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. SFWA Pressbook. Retrieved 2007. [page needed]

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