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Katherine MacLean

American science fiction author (1925-2019)
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Katherine MacLean
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
January 22, 1925, 1925[7]
Date of death
September 1, 2019
Place of birth
Glen Ridge
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
novelist, science fiction writer, writer
Employer
University of Connecticut[10]
Educated at
Barnard College[11]
Award received
Nebula Award for Best Novella, Author Emeritus[13][14]
Notable work
The Missing Man[12]
Spouse
Charles Dye[8]
Genre
science fiction[16]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel[21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Short name
Katherine MacLean[26]
Birth name
Katherine Anne MacLean[25]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[20]
Documentation files at
University of California, Riverside Library Special Collections & University Archives[29]
Family name
MacLean[17]
Given name
Katherine, Anne[18][19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs[27]
P14750
DFE0-10A5-CA41-DF64-B8EC[30]
Writing language
English[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Katherine MacLean ar كاثرين آن ماكلين ar كاثرين ماكلين ja キャサリン・マクリーン ja キャサリン･マクレイン nl G.A. Morris nl K. MacLean ru Кэтрин Маклин ru Маклин, Кэтрин sv MacLean uk Кетрін Маклін
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000067139526
VIAF cluster ID
39969014
Library of Congress authority ID
n78065691
GND ID
1053279906
Awards & Winners artist ID
04f5p
BIBSYS ID
12070900
Babelio author ID
76157
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119138182
BookBrainz author ID
31dcd2cf-6145-476b-9b16-9dc053b2c19d
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11156178
DDB person (GND) ID
1053279906
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1053279906
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
maclean_katherine
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Katherine_MacLean
Film.ru person ID
katrin-maklin
Freebase ID
/m/04f5p
IMDb ID
nm1557890
ISFDB author ID
1272
IdRef ID
187533407
Libraries Australia ID
35320215
LibraryThing author ID
macleankatherine
LibriVox author ID
1514
NLA Trove people ID
910533
NSK (VIAF) ID
000055219
NSK ID
981005680982609366
NUKAT ID
n94203719
NooSFere author ID
587
Open Library ID
OL1657140A
OpenMLOL author ID
40774
Project Gutenberg author ID
34332
RERO ID (legacy)
A020410876
SBN author ID
RAVV030793
SNAC ARK ID
w6r355rh
SNK ID
206628
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012289021
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
13403
WikiTree person ID
MacLean-2932
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvhrt9PRvTQCwBTRhjjYP
Yale LUX ID
person/c890da91-cf00-467c-9a0a-264ffa098188
🔗 Connections
Nominated for 3
Nebula Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novel
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, science fiction writer
Award received 2
Nebula Award for Best Novella, Author Emeritus
Given name 2
Anne, Katherine
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Barnard College
Employer 1
University of Connecticut
Genre 1
science fiction
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Glen Ridge
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Nebula Award for Best Novella
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Summary

Katherine MacLean was born on January 22, 1925[1], in Glen Ridge[2]. She died on September 1, 2019[3]. She worked as a novelist[4], science fiction writer[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Katherine MacLean born?

Katherine MacLean's place of birth was Glen Ridge[2].

Who was Katherine MacLean married to?

Katherine MacLean's spouses include Charles Dye[8].

What did Katherine MacLean do for work?

Katherine MacLean worked as a novelist[4], science fiction writer[5], and writer[6].

Where did Katherine MacLean go to school?

Katherine MacLean was educated at Barnard College[11].

What awards did Katherine MacLean receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[13] and Author Emeritus[14].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. sf-encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . file770.com. file770.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . n2t.net. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Ncmoller · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → The Missing Man
    Spouse → Charles Dye
    Described by source → Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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