Judith Merril

American science fiction writer and editor (1923-1997)

Person human Q276304

Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[18]
Date of birth: January 21, 1923
Date of death: September 12, 1997
Place of birth: Boston
Place of death: Toronto
Country of citizenship: Canada, United States^[11]^[12]
Occupation: writer, novelist, science fiction writer, journalist, editor
Educated at: James Monroe High School, Morris High School^[13]^[14]
Award received: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Hugo Award for Best Related Work^[15]^[16]
Spouse: Frederik Pohl^[10]
Genre: science fiction, feminist science fiction^[19]^[20]
Official website: www.judithmerril.com^[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[28]
Birth name: Judith Josephine Grossman^[29]
Described by source: American Women Writers, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction^[26]^[27]
Documentation files at: University of California, Riverside Library Special Collections & University Archives^[31]
Family name: Merrill^[21]
Given name: Judith^[22]
Member of: Cyril Judd^[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs^[30]
P14750: C30E-3869-F343-8AC6-2ECD
Partner in business or sport: Cyril M. Kornbluth^[25]
Pseudonym: Cyril Judd^[23]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 47

ISNI: 0000000114761351
VIAF cluster ID: 84170355
Library of Congress authority ID: n85115625
GND ID: 115816593
Awards & Winners artist ID: 01_kqz
BAnQ authority ID: 0000452807
BIBSYS ID: 8036947
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): MerrilJudith1923-1997
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12625248n
BookBrainz author ID: 73fb7207-d637-4bd8-8da0-7d4324f441e4
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10139692
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741670482560

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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID: u11649
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID: merril_judith
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Judith-Merril
Europeana entity: agent/base/63730
FAST ID: 1466493
Fancyclopedia 3 ID: Judith_Merril
FemBio ID: 19468
Freebase ID: /m/01_kqz
Goodreads author ID: 171627
IMDb ID: nm2460468
ISFDB author ID: 157
IdRef ID: 131179500
LibraryThing author ID: merriljudith
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA03838695
NDL Authority ID: 00449803
NL CR AUT ID: jo2005267757
NUKAT ID: n2007141574
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007585185705171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202015351
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:CsXU;=B5
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074244728
NooSFere author ID: 614
Obálky knih ID: jo2005267757
Online Books Page author ID: Merril, Judith, 1923-1997
Open Library ID: OL1166445A
OpenMLOL author ID: 44506
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100151706
Project Gutenberg author ID: 35388
RERO ID (legacy): A003586187
SNAC ARK ID: w6bz7kh0
SVKKL authority ID: 0278691-Merril-Judith-1923
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID: Judith_Merril
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID: 13642
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJhd6fm4MDBC3ghH4VRMyd
Yale LUX ID: person/462c6977-b929-4ad8-aa99-5dcc585c5d44

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 5

writer, journalist, novelist, editor, science fiction writer

Award received 2

Hugo Award for Best Related Work, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Canada

Genre 2

science fiction, feminist science fiction

Belongs to 1

Futurians

Given name 1

Judith

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Partner in business or sport 1

Cyril M. Kornbluth

Place of birth 1

Boston

Place of death 1

Toronto

Sex or gender 1

female

Spouse 1

Frederik Pohl

Spouses 1

Frederik Pohl

← Partner in business or sport 1

Cyril M. Kornbluth

← Winner 1

Hugo Award for Best Related Work

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Summary

Judith Merril was born on January 21, 1923^[1], in Boston^[2]. She died on September 12, 1997^[3], in Toronto^[4]. She worked as a writer^[5], novelist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], journalist^[8], and editor^[9].

FAQs

Where was Judith Merril born?

Judith Merril's place of birth was Boston^[2].

Where did Judith Merril die?

Judith Merril passed away in Toronto^[4].

Who was Judith Merril married to?

Judith Merril's spouses include Frederik Pohl^[10].

What did Judith Merril do for work?

Judith Merril worked as a writer^[5], novelist^[6], science fiction writer^[7], journalist^[8], and editor^[9].

Where did Judith Merril go to school?

Judith Merril was educated at James Monroe High School^[13] and Morris High School^[14].

What awards did Judith Merril receive?

Honors received include Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame^[15] and Hugo Award for Best Related Work^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Judith Merril — place of birth (P19): Boston. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-13. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Judith Merril — place of death (P20): Toronto. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Judith Merril — sex or gender (P21): female. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Judith Merril — spouse (P26): Frederik Pohl. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Judith Merril — country of citizenship (P27): Canada. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Judith Merril — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Judith Merril — educated at (P69): James Monroe High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Judith Merril — educated at (P69): Morris High School. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Judith Merril — occupation (P106): writer. American Women Writers. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Judith Merril — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Judith Merril — occupation (P106): science fiction writer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Judith Merril — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Judith Merril — occupation (P106): editor. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Judith Merril — genre (P136): science fiction. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Judith Merril — genre (P136): feminist science fiction. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Judith Merril — award received (P166): Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Judith Merril — award received (P166): Hugo Award for Best Related Work. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Judith Merril — member of (P463): Cyril Judd. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Judith Merril — date of birth (P569): January 21, 1923. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Judith Merril — date of death (P570): September 12, 1997. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Judith Merril — family name (P734): Merrill. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Judith Merril — given name (P735): Judith. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Judith Merril — pseudonym (P742): Cyril Judd. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Judith Merril — official website (P856): http://www.judithmerril.com/. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Judith Merril — partner in business or sport (P1327): Cyril M. Kornbluth. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Judith Merril — described by source (P1343): American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Judith Merril — described by source (P1343): Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Judith Merril — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Judith Merril — birth name (P1477): Judith Josephine Grossman. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Judith Merril — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Judith Merril — documentation files at (P10527): University of California, Riverside Library Special Collections & University Archives. n2t.net. Retrieved 2026-10-20. n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Place of birth → Boston

Educated at → James Monroe High School, Morris High School

Aliases → —

Described by source → American Women Writers, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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