de Camp

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De Camp is the surname of L. Sprague de Camp, a prominent American science fiction and fantasy author known for his influential works in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf fantasy writer
human
non-fiction writer
science fiction writer
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book
SFWA Grand Master Award
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
birthName Lyon Sprague de Camp
linked to: L. Sprague de Camp
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
citizenship United States of America
conflict World War II
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-11-27
dateOfDeath 2000-11-06
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
Columbia University
Stevens Institute of Technology
familyName de Camp
genre fantasy
historical fiction
non-fiction
science fiction
givenName Lyon
influenced Jerry Pournelle
Poul Anderson
influencedBy H. P. Lovecraft
Robert E. Howard
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Navy
movement Golden Age of Science Fiction
notableSeries Harold Shea series
Novarian series
Viagens Interplanetarias series
notableWork Conan the Barbarian (pastiches)
Lest Darkness Fall
Lost Continents
Lovecraft: A Biography
Rogue Queen
The Ancient Engineers
The Goblin Tower
The Incomplete Enchanter
The Tritonian Ring
The Wheels of If
occupation aeronautical engineer
writer
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Plano, Texas
spouse Catherine Crook de Camp

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L. Sprague de Camp familyName de Camp
subject linked to: de Camp