Charles Fort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Fort

American writer

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1874

Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-May-1932

Profession: writer, researcher, novelist, autobiographer, science fiction writer, ufologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena.
The terms Fortean and Forteana are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena.
Fort's books sold well and are still in print.
His work continues to inspire admirers, who refer to themselves as "Forteans", and has influenced some aspects of science fiction. Fort's collections of scientific anomalies, including The Book of the Damned (1919), influenced numerous science fiction writers with their iconoclastic skepticism and as sources of ideas.
"Fortean" phenomena are events which seem to challenge the boundaries of accepted scientific knowledge, and the Fortean Times (founded as The News in 1973 and renamed in 1976) investigates such phenomena.