Difference between revisions of "Roderick Gaetz"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (links, autobiography, details per that) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[File:Plotkin-delaRee-Gaetz.jpg|thumb|right|Gaetz (right) with [[Roy Plotkin]] and [[Gerry de la Ree]] in 1940]] | + | [[File:Plotkin-delaRee-Gaetz.jpg|thumb|right|'''Gaetz (right) with [[Roy Plotkin]] (left) and [[Gerry de la Ree]] in 1940.''' ''From ''[[Sun Spots]]'' 11, October 5, 1940.'']] |
| − | (February 4, 1923 | + | (February 4, 1923 – September 9, 2007) |
| − | '''Roderick Ruskin Gaetz''' was a [[Vancouver]]-born [[fan]] whose family moved to [[Seattle]] a few months after his birth, and then to Westwood, [[New Jersey]] around 1934. He helped | + | '''Roderick Ruskin Gaetz''' was a [[Vancouver]]-born [[fan]] whose family moved to [[Seattle]] a few months after his birth, and then to Westwood, [[New Jersey]], around 1934. He helped organize the [[Solaroids]]. |
| + | |||
| + | In his [[mundane]] life, he seems to have been an engineer; he was credited in 1971 as one of two inventors on a Canadian patent owned by Uniroyal. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahevelin_9547 "The Autobiography of Roderick R. Gaetz"], ''[[Sun Spots]]'' #11, October 1940, page 10. | ||
| + | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235047479/roderick-r-gaetz Roderick Gaetz at Find a Grave.] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
{{person | born=1923 |died=2007}} | {{person | born=1923 |died=2007}} | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
[[Category:Fan]] | [[Category:Fan]] | ||
| + | [[Category:first fandom]] | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 7 March 2024
Gaetz (right) with Roy Plotkin (left) and Gerry de la Ree in 1940. From Sun Spots 11, October 5, 1940.
(February 4, 1923 – September 9, 2007)
Roderick Ruskin Gaetz was a Vancouver-born fan whose family moved to Seattle a few months after his birth, and then to Westwood, New Jersey, around 1934. He helped organize the Solaroids.
In his mundane life, he seems to have been an engineer; he was credited in 1971 as one of two inventors on a Canadian patent owned by Uniroyal.
- "The Autobiography of Roderick R. Gaetz", Sun Spots #11, October 1940, page 10.
- Roderick Gaetz at Find a Grave.
| Person | 1923—2007 |
| 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. |
