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Frederik Pohl

Born: November 26, 1919 in New York City, New York
First SF Publication: It's a Young World (as James Mac Creigh), Astonishing Stories, 1941
First Novel:/TD> The Space Merchants (with C.M. Kornbluth) Galaxy serial, 1952
First Solo Novel:/TD> Drunkard's Walk, Galaxy serial, 1960
Hugo Awards: IF, 1966, 1967 and 1968 Best Professional Magazine, editor
The Meeting (with C.M. Kornbluth), 1973 Short Story
Gateway, 1978 Novel
Fermi and Frost, 1986 Short Story
Nebula Awards: Man Plus, 1976 Novel
Gateway, 1977 Novel


Editor of Astonishing Stories and Super Science Stories, 1940-41
Editor of Worlds of Tomorrow, 1963-67
Editor of International Science Fiction, 1967-68
Editor of IF and Galaxy, 1961-69
SFWA President, 1974-76; World SF President, 1980-82

"Life is just one learning experience after another and what you get when you graduate is you die."
(from Gateway)


Card 4 was issued at Minicon 30, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 14, 1995.
(Photo by Ross Pavlac)
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