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Ian Watson

British science fiction writer (born 1943)
Person human Q1371639

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 20, 1943
Date of death
April 13, 2026
Place of birth
St Albans
Place of death
Gijón
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter
Field of work
science fiction literature[8]
Educated at
Balliol College[9]
Award received
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Prix Tour-Apollo Award, BSFA Award for Best Novel, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[11][12][13][14]
Notable work
The Embedding[10]
Genre
science fiction[16]
Official website
www.ianwatson.info[20]
Work location
Gijón[21]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Locus Award for Best Anthology, Locus Award for Best Anthology, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Collection, Theodore Sturgeon Award[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[22]
Family name
Watson[18]
Given name
Ian[19]
Name in native language
Ian Watson
P14750
10A4-F301-4DA8-D8C0-222C
Residence
Gijón[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ian Watson ar إيان واطسون el Ίαν Γουάτσον fa یان واتسون he איאן ווטסון ja イアン・ワトスン ja イアン・ワトソン ko 이언 왓슨 ru Йен Уотсон
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000119050479
VIAF cluster ID
108995310
Library of Congress authority ID
n50021882
GND ID
144059010
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ian Watson.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0874wb
BIBSYS ID
97004691
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119289282
BookBrainz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
203877731
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11944190
CiNii Research ID
1140000791800059136
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DBC author ID
87097969744672
DDB person (GND) ID
144059010
Danish National Filmography person ID
25990
Databazeknih.cz author ID
8157
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
watson_ian
FAST ID
7153
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Ian_Watson
FantLab author ID
1141
Film.ru person ID
ien-uotson-0
Freebase ID
/m/0874wb
IMDb ID
nm0914668
ISFDB author ID
63
IdRef ID
027193446
Libraries Australia ID
36262207
LibraryThing author ID
watsonian-1
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01434571
NDL Authority ID
00460281
NL CR AUT ID
xx0014687
NLA Trove people ID
1238775
NSK (VIAF) ID
000189386
NSK ID
981005753549109366
NUKAT ID
n95018552
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007575465905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201219946
National Library of Latvia ID
000115191
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:HZ+;=BI
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810569583905606
National Library of Portugal ID
25732
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX966551
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068953933
NooSFere author ID
460
Obálky knih ID
xx0014687
Open Library ID
OL473882A
Plex person key
5d777040fb0d55001f5ebea0
RERO ID (legacy)
A003959957
SBN author ID
RAVV034562
SHARE Catalogue author ID
220770
SNAC ARK ID
w6x069qm
SVKKL authority ID
p0025461-Watson-Ian-19432026
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Ian_Watson
TMDB person ID
9636
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
watson_ian
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
15570
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b284087e-9e06-4f15-b804-32c2552162b3

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 21
Arthur C. Clarke Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Theodore Sturgeon Award, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel +13 more
Award received 3
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Prix Tour-Apollo Award, BSFA Award for Best Novel
Occupation 3
writer, screenwriter, science fiction writer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Balliol College
Family name 1
Watson
Films written 1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Given name 1
Ian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
St Albans
Residence 1
Gijón
Sex or gender 1
male
← Production designer 1
Sheena
← Winner 1
BSFA Award for Best Novel
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Summary

Ian Watson was born on April 20, 1943[1], in St Albans[2]. He died on April 13, 2026[3], in Gijón[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and screenwriter[6].

FAQs

Where was Ian Watson born?

Ian Watson was born in St Albans[2].

Where did Ian Watson die?

Ian Watson passed away in Gijón[4].

What did Ian Watson do for work?

Ian Watson worked as a writer[5] and screenwriter[6].

Where did Ian Watson go to school?

Ian Watson was educated at Balliol College[9].

What awards did Ian Watson receive?

Honors received include John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[11], Prix Tour-Apollo Award[12], BSFA Award for Best Novel[13], and BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[14].

Related Entities

A.I. Artificial Intelligence St Albans United Kingdom

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  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → writer, screenwriter
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  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0025461-Watson-Ian-19432026
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    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ian Watson'}
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    Described by source → Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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