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| − | '''Louis Kuslan''' was an early [[fan]], and the brother of [[Gertrude Kuslan]] with whom he shared a lot of [[fanac]]. He owned the auto, [[Empress of FooFoo]]. | + | '''Louis Isaac Kuslan''' was an early [[fan]], and the brother of [[Gertrude Kuslan]] with whom he shared a lot of [[fanac]]. He owned the auto, [[Empress of FooFoo]]. |
| − | They lived in West Haven, [[Connecticut]], and published the [[fanzine]] ''[[Cosmic Tales]]'' in the late 1930s. After [[Cosmic Publications]], their [[publishing house]] was [[LuGerKus]]. | + | They lived in West Haven, [[Connecticut]], and published the [[fanzine]] ''[[Cosmic Tales]]'' in the late 1930s. After [[Cosmic Publications]], their [[publishing house]] was [[LuGerKus]]. They published the [[apazines]] ''[[FAPA Review]]'' (a one-shot) and ''[[Nucleus]]''. |
Both were charter members of The [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941, and Louis ran unsuccessfully for its [[Board]]. | Both were charter members of The [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941, and Louis ran unsuccessfully for its [[Board]]. | ||
| − | + | Louis earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. from Yale University before becoming an instructor of Science at New Haven State Teachers College, which became Southern Connecticut State University. He ultimately became Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Acting Vice-President of Faculty Affairs before he retired in 1987. | |
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| + | *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?213029 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
| + | * Tribute to Louis and his sister [[Trudy Kuslan|Trudy]] in the December 2016 (Volume 75, Number 12) issue of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''. | ||
| + | * [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nhregister/name/louis-kuslan-obituary?pid=176100217 Obituary.] | ||
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| + | * ''[[Cosmic Tales]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[FAPA Review]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Nucleus]]'' | ||
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{{person | born=1922 | died=2015}} | {{person | born=1922 | died=2015}} | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 27 July 2021
(February 14, 1922 – October 9, 2015)
Louis Isaac Kuslan was an early fan, and the brother of Gertrude Kuslan with whom he shared a lot of fanac. He owned the auto, Empress of FooFoo.
They lived in West Haven, Connecticut, and published the fanzine Cosmic Tales in the late 1930s. After Cosmic Publications, their publishing house was LuGerKus. They published the apazines FAPA Review (a one-shot) and Nucleus.
Both were charter members of The National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941, and Louis ran unsuccessfully for its Board.
Louis earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. from Yale University before becoming an instructor of Science at New Haven State Teachers College, which became Southern Connecticut State University. He ultimately became Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Acting Vice-President of Faculty Affairs before he retired in 1987.
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
- Tribute to Louis and his sister Trudy in the December 2016 (Volume 75, Number 12) issue of The National Fantasy Fan.
- Obituary.
| Person | 1922—2015 |
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