George Tomkyns Chesney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Tomkyns Chesney

British Army general

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1830

Place of Birth: Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1895

Profession: writer, politician, science fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (30 April 1830 – 31 March 1895), was a British Army general, politician, and writer of fiction.
He is remembered as the author of the novella The Battle of Dorking (1871), a founding work in the genre of invasion literature.