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| + | '''H. J. “Bert” Campbell''' (in full, Herbert James Campbell), was a [[UK]] [[fan]] and editor of the [[British]] [[prozine]] ''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' during the 1950s. | ||
| − | He | + | He attended his first [[Worldcon]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1953. |
| − | + | Campbell was a research chemist by profession, a Fellow of the Chemical Society, and [[gafiated]] in 1957 to concentrate on that career. He was also an [[artist]], selling line drawings to magazines. | |
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| − | {{person}} | + | [[Bob Tucker]] wrote a reminiscence of Campbell in ''[[Spirits of Things Past]]'' 3 ({{link | website=https://www.zeldes.com/fan/ditto/ditto14_pr3.pdf | text = p. 10}}): |
| + | He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even [[Rusty Hevelin]] wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks. | ||
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| + | {{person |born=1925 |died=1983}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 11 March 2023
(November 18, 1925 – September 1983)
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H. J. “Bert” Campbell (in full, Herbert James Campbell), was a UK fan and editor of the British prozine Authentic Science Fiction during the 1950s.
He attended his first Worldcon in Philadelphia in 1953.
Campbell was a research chemist by profession, a Fellow of the Chemical Society, and gafiated in 1957 to concentrate on that career. He was also an artist, selling line drawings to magazines.
Bob Tucker wrote a reminiscence of Campbell in Spirits of Things Past 3 (p. 10):
He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even Rusty Hevelin wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks.
| Person | 1925—1983 |
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