Novelist Gordon R. Dickson

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Gordon R. Dickson

Living place: Edmonton

Birthday: 1-11-1923 (101 years old)

Global rank: #80184

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Who is Novelist Gordon R. Dickson?
A prolific, Canadian-born science fiction and fantasy writer, he is best known for his Childe cycle (1976-2007) and his Dragon Knight series (1976-2000). He is the recipient of the Nebula Award and three Hugo Awards.
He has published, in addition to science fiction, numerous short story collections (i.e., The Invaders! and The Stranger) and a number of children's fiction (i.e., Secrets) Deep's Secret)
 
 

Young / Before famous

He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948. The first of his short stories, owed! , was published in Fantastic Story Quarterly in 1950.

Family life info

He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 1936, after the death of his father, he moved to the United States with his mother.

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At the University of Minnesota, he studied creative writing with Sinclair Lewis and Robert Penn Warren.

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When was Novelist Gordon R. Dickson born?
Gordon R. Dickson birthday 1-11-1923 (at the age of 101).
Where is Novelist Gordon R. Dickson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gordon R. Dickson was born in Edmonton, of Canada. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Gordon R. Dickson's global rank is 80184 and whose rank is 932 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1923 and 1-11

Events in the world in the birth year of Gordon R. Dickson

  • Adolf Hitler's "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich fails; in 1924 he is sentenced to five years in prison where he writes Mein Kampf . He is released after eight months.
  • Earthquake destroys one-third of Tokyo.
  • Occupation of Ruhr by French and Belgian troops to enforce reparations payments. Background: Holocaust Reparations

Birthday Gordon R. Dickson (1-11) in history

  • Day 1-11 year 1512: The frescoes by artist Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first presented to the public.
  • Day 1-11 year 1755: A devastating earthquake, fire, and tsunami leveled the city of Lisbon, Portugal, and claimed the lives of 70,000 people. It is considered the most tragic event in Europe in the 18th century.
  • Day 1-11 year 1765: The Stamp Act, the first direct tax levied on the American colonies, went into effect.
  • Day 1-11 year 1870: The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
  • Day 1-11 year 1936: Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
  • Day 1-11 year 1952: The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.
  • Day 1-11 year 1993: The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, establishing the European Union.
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