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Sam Moskowitz

Born June 30, 1920(1920-06-30)[1]
Newark, NJ
Died April 15, 1997 (aged 76)[1]
University Hospital Newark, NJ
Pen name Sam Martin
Genres Science Fiction

Sam Moskowitz (June 30, 1920-April 15, 1997) was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar As a child, Moskowitz greatly enjoyed reading science fiction pulp magazines. Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as "the pulps" were inexpensive Fiction magazines As a teenager, he organized science fiction clubs in the New York City area. At this time, Moskowitz had an association with Donald A. Wollheim in the NYC science fiction clubs, but Wollheim's desire for an overt political direction for science fiction fandom caused a temporary rift between the two. Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1 1914 &ndash November 2, 1990) was a Science fiction writer, editor, publisher and Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in Science fiction and Fantasy literature, and in contact with one another While still in his teens, he became chairman of the first World Science Fiction Convention held in New York City in 1939, during which he had several politicized Futurians expelled from the convention, an event jocularly referred to by historians of fandom as the "Great Exclusion Act"[2],[3]

Moskowitz later worked professionally in the science fiction field. The First World Science Fiction Convention ( Worldcon) was held in the Caravan Hall in New York from 2 July to 4 July, 1939, in The Futurians were an influential group of Science fiction fans, many of whom became editors and writers as well Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science He edited Science-Fiction+, a short-lived genre magazine owned by Hugo Gernsback, in 1953. Hugo Gernsback ( August 16 1884 – August 19 1967) born Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourg American Inventor Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He compiled about two dozen anthologies, and a few single-author collections, most published in the 1960s and early 1970s. Moskowitz also wrote a handful of short stories (three published in 1941, one in 1953, three in 1956). His most enduring work is likely to be his writing on the history of science fiction, in particular two collections of short author biographies, Explorers of the Infinite and Seekers of Tomorrow. Science Fiction Studies ( SFS) is a scholarly journal that publishes articles and book reviews on science fiction broadly defined The Literary genre of Science fiction is diverse and since there is little consensus of definition among scholars or devotees its origin is an open question While Moskowitz has been justly criticized for eccentrically assigning priorities and tracing influences regarding particular themes and ideas based principally on publication dates, as well as for inaccuracy,[4] his exhaustive cataloguing of early sf magazine stories by important genre authors remains the best resource for nonspecialists.

Moskowitz's most popular work may be The Immortal Storm, a historical review of internecine strife within fandom. Moskowitz wrote it in a bombastic style that made the events he described seem so important that, as another fan historian quipped, "If read directly after a history of World War II, it does not seem like an anticlimax. "[5][6]

Moskowitz was also renowned as a science fiction book collector, with a tremendous number of important early works and rarities. Book collecting is the Collecting of Books including seeking locating acquiring organizing cataloging displaying storing and maintaining whatever books are His book collection was auctioned off after his death.

As "Sam Martin", he was also editor of the trade publications Quick Frozen Foods and Quick Frozen Foods International for many years. [1][7][8]

First Fandom, an organization of science fiction fans active before 1940, gives an award in Moskowitz' memory each year at the World Science Fiction Convention. First Fandom is an association of experienced science fiction fans.

Moskowitz smoked cigarettes frequently throughout his adult life. A few years before his death, throat cancer required the surgical removal of his larynx. He continued to speak at science fiction conventions, using an electronic voice-box held against his throat. Throughout his later years, although his controversial opinions were often disputed by others, he was indisputably recognized as the leading authority on the history of science fiction.

References

  1. ^ a b c Retired QFFI editor and SF historian Sam Martin, 1920-97, dies in Newark. Editor Biography. Quick Frozen Foods International @ AllBusiness. com (1997-07-01). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  2. ^ Kyle, David. "The Great Exclusion Act of 1939," Mimosa #6
  3. ^ Kyle, David. Mimosa was a Science fiction fanzine edited by Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch. "SaM -- Fan Forever," Mimosa no. 21, pp. 7-10, Dec. 1997 [1]
  4. ^ According to the late fan and usenet poster Gharlane of Eddore, the biography of E.E. Smith in Seekers Of Tomorrow is "error-ridden": LensFaq section 7. This article discusses a writer's pen name For other uses of the term see Gharlane of Eddore (disambiguation. E E Smith, also Edward Elmer Smith PhD, EE "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and (to family Ted Gharlane provides no details, but Moskowitz does get as basic a fact as the editorship of Amazing in 1927 wrong, on page 15. Amazing Stories was an American Science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback 's Experimenter Publishing. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  5. ^ Harry Warner's All Our Yesterdays. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  6. ^ Resnick, Mike (December 1997). The Literature of Fandom. Mimosa 21 17-24. Nicki and Richard Lynch. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  7. ^ Moskowitz, Sam (November 1996). The First College-Level Course in Science Fiction. Science Fiction Studies #70 Volume 23 Part 3. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
  8. ^ Quick Frozen Foods International. Sam Martin death article not found. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed

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