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John W. Campbell

American science fiction writer (1910–1971)

† 1971-07-11 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 32 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

John W. Campbell was born on June 8, 1910 in Newark and died on July 11, 1971 in Mountainside, aged 61. Recorded occupations: editor, novelist, writer, screenwriter, science fiction writer and prose writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Positions held include editor-in-chief. Educated at Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Blair Academy. Honours include Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella and Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine.

At a glance
Born
June 8, 1910 · Newark
Died
July 11, 1971 · Mountainside
Age at death
61
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
editor, novelist, writer, screenwriter, science fiction writer, prose writer
Positions held
editor-in-chief
Education
Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Blair Academy
Honours
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella, Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine
Wikipedia editions
32 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of John W. Campbell's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to John W. Campbell, Jr.. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1971: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q435056 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about John W. Campbell on Wikipedia.

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