Jack Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He was one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Williamson was born in Bisbee, Arizona, and grew up in rural New Mexico. He began writing science fiction in 1926, and his first published story appeared in Amazing Stories in 1928. He wrote more than forty novels and over a hundred short stories, and was a frequent contributor to the leading science fiction magazines of the day. Williamson won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1972 for The Stonehenge Gate, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1996. He was also the recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1998. Williamson died in 2006 at the age of 98. He is remembered as one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of science fiction.
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