| LC control no. | n 50023275 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR6037.T18 |
| Personal name heading | Stapledon, Olaf, 1886-1950 |
| Variant(s) | Stapledon, William Olaf, 1886-1950 Stapledon, W. Olaf (William Olaf), 1886-1950 |
| Birth date | 1886-05-10 |
| Death date | 1950-09-06 |
| Place of birth | Wallasey (England) |
| Place of death | Caldy, Cheshire, England |
| Field of activity | Science fiction, English Philosophy |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Novelists Philosophers |
| Found in | His A modern theory of ethics, 1929. His Last and first men, 1930: title-page (W. Olaf Stabledon) Wikipedia, viewed August 7, 2019 (access point: Olaf Stapledon; William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886--6 September 1950); known as Olaf Stapledon; British philosopher and author of science fiction; born in Seacombe, Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire; awarded a PhD degree in philosophy from the University of Liverpool in 1925; turned to fiction in the hope of presenting his ideas to a wider public. The relative success of Last and First Men (1930) prompted him to become a full-time writer. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Died: Caldy, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Stapledon> |
| Associated language | eng |
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