I. O. Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

I. O. Evans

South African author

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1977

Profession: writer, civil servant, translator, editor

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894–1977) was a South African-born editor and author.
He lived in the UK from an early age, and was a UK civil servant from 1912.
He retired in 1956, but continued working as an editor.Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne.
He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions.
In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.