Kurd Lasswitz

Kurd Lasswitz
Lasswitz in 1900
Born(1848-04-20)20 April 1848
Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
(now Wrocław, Poland)
Died17 October 1910(1910-10-17) (aged 62)
Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire
OccupationWriter
NationalityGerman
Notable worksTwo Planets

Kurd Lasswitz (German: Kurd Laßwitz; 20 April 1848 – 17 October 1910) was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. He has been called "the father of German science fiction". He sometimes used the pseudonym Velatus.

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