Jack Williamson
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Jack Williamson (John Stewart Williamson) was born on 29 April 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona Territory, and died on 10 November 2006 at his home in Portales, New Mexico, aged 98. An American science fiction and fantasy writer, he began publishing in 1928 with 'The Metal Man' in Amazing Stories, and his career spanned nearly eight decades. His best-known works include the Legion of Space series, the Seetee stories, the Humanoids series and Darker Than You Think, and he co-wrote several novels with Frederik Pohl. He taught English at Eastern New Mexico University from 1960 and stayed affiliated with it for life. His honours include the SFWA Grand Master award (1976), the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement (1994) and a Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (1998). In his last decade he won both a Hugo and a Nebula for the novella The Ultimate Earth.
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- Core Canon books: 1
- Current rank: #800 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 3.20
- Award recognitions: None recorded
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- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
- Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)
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