Willy Ley
Willy Ley | |
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(left to right) Heinz Haber, Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley | |
| Born | Willy Otto Oskar Ley October 2, 1906 |
| Died | June 24, 1969 (aged 62) |
| Other names | Robert Wiley |
| Occupation(s) | science writer and historian of science |
| Spouse | Olga |
| Children | daughters Sandra and Xenia |
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US citizen (1944) Worldcon Guest of Honor (1953) | |
Willy Otto Oskar Ley (October 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969) was a German and American science writer and proponent of space exploration and cryptozoology. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.