Difference between revisions of "Herbert W. Franke"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
LaurieMann (talk | contribs) (repaired typo - 2916 to 2016, added birthday, computer graphics info and obituary~~~~) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | (1927 -- July 16, 2022) | + | (May 14, 1927 -- July 16, 2022) |
| − | + | An Austrian scientist and SF writer who was the GoH at the [[Heicon '70]], the 1970 [[Worldcon]]. He devised computer graphics in the late 1950s. | |
* {{SFE|name=franke_herbert_w}} | * {{SFE|name=franke_herbert_w}} | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
* 1985 -- [[Kurd Lasswitz Prize]] | * 1985 -- [[Kurd Lasswitz Prize]] | ||
* 1994 -- [[Eurocon 1994]] | * 1994 -- [[Eurocon 1994]] | ||
| − | * | + | * 2016 -- named "European Grand Master of Science Fiction" by [[Eurocon]] |
| + | |||
| + | [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/herbert-w-franke-dead-1234634406/ Obituary] | ||
{{person | born=1927 |died=2022}} | {{person | born=1927 |died=2022}} | ||
| Line 16: | Line 18: | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:Europe]] | [[Category:Europe]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Austria]] | ||
Revision as of 04:40, 6 February 2023
(May 14, 1927 -- July 16, 2022)
An Austrian scientist and SF writer who was the GoH at the Heicon '70, the 1970 Worldcon. He devised computer graphics in the late 1950s.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1970 -- Heicon '70
- 1982 -- SfanCon 13
- 1985 -- Kurd Lasswitz Prize
- 1994 -- Eurocon 1994
- 2016 -- named "European Grand Master of Science Fiction" by Eurocon
| Person | 1927—2022 |
| This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names. |
