A. E. van Vogt
A. E. van Vogt | |
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Van Vogt c. 1963 | |
| Born | Alfred Vogt April 26, 1912 Edenburg, near Gretna, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | January 26, 2000 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1939–1986 (science fiction) |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Literary movement | Golden Age of Science Fiction |
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Alfred Elton van Vogt (/væn voʊkt/ ⓘ VAN VOHKT; 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. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995 (presented 1996).