Jack Williamson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Williamson

American science fiction writer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Bisbee, Arizona, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-2006

Profession: writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction".
(especially after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988).
He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term "Genetic Engineering".
Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O.
Sonderlund.