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Eric Frank Russell

English science fiction writer (1905–1978)
Person human Q329999

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 6, 1905
Date of death
February 28, 1978
Place of birth
Sandhurst
Place of death
Liverpool
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Ethnic group
English people[12]
Occupation
novelist, writer, science fiction writer, engineer, short story writer, author[13]
Award received
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Hugo Award for Best Short Story[14][15][16]
Genre
science fiction, irony[18][19]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection[28][29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[27]
End of work period
1978[33]
Family name
Russell[20]
Given name
Eric, Frank[21][22]
P14750
50AC-A0FF-F5A6-7F48-7AC9
Pseudonym
Duncan H. Munro, Webster Craig, Maurice G. Hugi, Nialle Wilde[23][24][25][26]
Start of work period
1937[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 71
ISNI
0000000118775929
VIAF cluster ID
69770698
Library of Congress authority ID
n81062502
GND ID
120859335
Amazon author ID
B000APN7Q4
Apple Music artist ID
725623331
Awards & Winners artist ID
0qhdz
BIBSYS ID
3008240
Babelio author ID
68645
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126367354
Bing entity ID
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BookBrainz author ID
eb336195-8a5f-49a1-bb8c-af2a3e5e94fc
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CONOR.SI ID
397588227
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11164835
Chtyvo author ID
Russell_Eric
CiNii Research ID
1140563741538431616
DDB person (GND) ID
120859335
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u18155
Databazeknih.cz author ID
27694
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120859335
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
russell_eric_frank
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Eric-Frank-Russell
FAST ID
1760209
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Eric_Frank_Russell
FantLab author ID
469
Fantastic Fiction author ID
r/eric-frank-russell
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
23124
IMDb ID
nm8344880
ISFDB author ID
51
IdRef ID
060263156
KBR person ID
14141607
Libraries Australia ID
35671593
LibraryThing author ID
russellericfrank
Libris-URI
75kntg6r2gxl3pp
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11668400
NDL Authority ID
00455001
NL CR AUT ID
xx0030473, jo2005274198, jo2005274199
NLA Trove people ID
1035950
NLP ID
a0000001038463
NSK (VIAF) ID
000054844
NSK ID
981005680886409366
NUKAT ID
n98023523
National Library of Greece ID
315959, 93961
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002032972
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007585183305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202015336
National Library of Latvia ID
000094642
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*152131;=1A
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810615917505606
National Library of Russia ID
7729114
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1122208
National Virtual Library of India ID
373266
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068806191
NooSFere author ID
347
Open Library ID
OL1349906A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100433957
RERO ID (legacy)
A003771957
SBN author ID
CFIV063262
SELIBR ID
343313
SNAC ARK ID
w68t6w9n
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Eric_Frank_Russell
Shazam artist ID
725623331
TV Tropes ID
Creator/EricFrankRussell
The StoryGraph author ID
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Topic's main category
Wikidata item
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14600
WikiTree person ID
Russell-39724
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "EricFrankRussell::3mdjr"]
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdCmdfC8hpQYmR6DfjXBP
Yale LUX ID
person/5cdf1164-d2e1-48e2-a18a-02578d276c12

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, engineer, author, novelist, short story writer, science fiction writer
Award received 2
Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Genre 2
science fiction, irony
Given name 2
Frank, Eric
Nominated for 2
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novelette
Family name 1
Russell
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Sandhurst
Place of death 1
Liverpool
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Allamagoosa
← Winner 1
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
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Summary

Eric Frank Russell was born on January 6, 1905[1], in Sandhurst[2]. He died on February 28, 1978[3], in Liverpool[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], engineer[8], and short story writer[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Eric Frank Russell include Allamagoosa[34], a literary work[35].

FAQs

Where was Eric Frank Russell born?

Eric Frank Russell was born in Sandhurst[2].

Where did Eric Frank Russell die?

Eric Frank Russell died in Liverpool[4].

What did Eric Frank Russell do for work?

Eric Frank Russell worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], engineer[8], and short story writer[9].

What awards did Eric Frank Russell receive?

Honors received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[14], Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame[15], and Hugo Award for Best Short Story[16].

Related Entities

Liverpool United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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