Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Farmer is best known for his Riverworld series and the World of Tiers series. He was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award and a two-time winner of the Nebula Award. Farmer was born in North Terre Haute, Indiana, and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Bradley University, where he earned a B.A. in English in 1939. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, and afterwards worked as a technical writer for the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1952, Farmer began writing science fiction and fantasy stories, and his first novel, The Lovers, was published in 1954. He went on to write dozens of novels and short stories, many of which were adapted into films and television series. He was a prolific writer, and his works often featured elements of surrealism, satire, and metafiction. Farmer was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2001. He died in 2009 at the age of 91.
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