Ben Bova
Ben Bova | |
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Ben Bova in 1974 | |
| Born | Benjamin William Bova November 8, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 2020 (aged 88) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
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| Education | South Philadelphia High School Temple University University at Albany, SUNY (MA) California Coast University (EdD) |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable awards | Inkpot Award, Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor |
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Rosa Cucinotta
(m. 1953; div. 1974)Barbara Berson Rose
(m. 1974; died 2009) |
Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932 – November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.