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Ignatius Frederic Clarke was a British Intelligence officer during [[World War Two]], and Professor of English (from 1964) at the University of Strathclyde in [[Glasgow]]. He received the [[Pilgrim Award]] in 1974 and the [[Pioneer Award]] in 1998, one of only three people to win both awards.
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'''Ignatius Frederic Clarke''', a [[UK]] [[academic]] and [[bibliographer]], was Professor of English (from 1964) at the University of Strathclyde in [[Glasgow]]. His first major publication was ''The Tale of the Future: From the Beginning to the Present Day'' (1961), a [[bibliography]] in several editions. This work was very useful but far from comprehensive. Later he wrote ''Voices Prophesying War'' (1966), a study of the future war sub-genre, and ''The Pattern of Expectation 1644-2001'' (1979).
  
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His first major publication was ''The Tale of the Future: From the Beginning to the Present Day'' (1961), a bibliography in several editions. This work was very useful but far from comprehensive.   Later he wrote ''Voices Prophesying War'' (1966), a study of the future war sub-genre, and ''The Pattern of Expectation 1644-2001'' (1979).
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Clarke also published an 8-volume anthology of ''British Future Fiction 1700–1913'' (2001).
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He was a British Intelligence officer during [[World War Two]].  
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*1974 — [[Pilgrim Award]]
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Clarke also published an 8-volume anthology of ''British Future Fiction 1700–1913'' (2001).
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:47, 15 April 2023

(July 10, 1918 – November 5, 2009)

Ignatius Frederic Clarke, a UK academic and bibliographer, was Professor of English (from 1964) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. His first major publication was The Tale of the Future: From the Beginning to the Present Day (1961), a bibliography in several editions. This work was very useful but far from comprehensive. Later he wrote Voices Prophesying War (1966), a study of the future war sub-genre, and The Pattern of Expectation 1644-2001 (1979).

Clarke also published an 8-volume anthology of British Future Fiction 1700–1913 (2001).

He was a British Intelligence officer during World War Two.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

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