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Also Known As Frederik George Pohl • Ernst Mason
Born November 26, 1919 • New York City • New York • (Born on this day)
Died September 2, 2013 (aged 93) • Arlington Heights • Illinois
Awards And Honors Hugo Award (1977) • Nebula Award (1976)
Notable Works “Fermi and Frost” • “Gateway” • “Jem” • “The Age of the Pussyfoot” • “The Meeting” • “The Space Merchants” • “The Way the Future Blogs”
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