1911 in science fiction explained

The year 1911 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 24 : René Barjavel, French writer (died 1985)^[1]
• January 24 : Catherine Lucille Moore, American writer (died 1987)^[2]
• February 17 : Margaret St. Clair, American writer (died 1995)^[3]
• March 13 : L. Ron Hubbard, American writer (died 1986)^[4]
• June 20 : Stanley Mullen, American editor and writer (died 1974)^[5]
• July 30 : Reginald Bretnor, American writer (died 1992)^[6]
• August 23 : Otto Binder, American writer (died 1974)^[7]
• October 2 : Jack Finney, American writer (died 1995)^[8]

Deaths

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Novels

• Modern Electrics begins serialization of Ralph 124C 41+, by editor/owner Hugo Gernsback.^[9]
• Fantômas, by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain.^[10]

Short stories and story collections

• The Country of the Blind and Other Stories by H. G. Wells^[11]

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

See also

• 1911 in science
• 1910 in science fiction
• 1912 in science fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Congress . The Library of . Barjavel, René, 1911-1985. id.loc.gov . 15 March 2019.
2. Web site: Congress . The Library of . Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile), 1911-1987. id.loc.gov . 15 March 2019.
3. Web site: Authors : St Clair, Margaret : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 15 March 2019.
4. Web site: L. Ron Hubbard Biography & Facts . Encyclopedia Britannica . 15 March 2019 . en.
5. Web site: Authors : Mullen, Stanley : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 15 March 2019.
6. Web site: Authors : Bretnor, Reginald : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 15 March 2019.
7. Web site: Authors : Binder, Eando : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 15 March 2019.
8. Web site: Jack Finney . https://web.archive.org/web/20170602193747/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1506f67 . dead . June 2, 2017 . BFI . 15 March 2019 . en.
9. Web site: Rejoice for Utopia is nigh! . The Economist . 15 March 2019 . 26 December 2011.
10. Book: Server . Lee . Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers . 2014 . Infobase Publishing . 9781438109121 . 4–5 . en.
11. Book: H. G. Wells. The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (The original 1911 edition of 33 fantasy and science fiction short stories): The Original 1911 Edition of 33 Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Stories. 5 September 2013. e-artnow. 978-80-7484-865-0. 7.