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David G. Hartwell

デイヴィッド・ジー・ハートウェル

Deividdo Jī Hātoueru

Aliases: David Geddes Hartwell

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941-07-10 (Salem, Massachusetts)
Died
2016-01-20 (Plattsburgh, New York) age 74
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Westport, New York → Pleasantville, New York

Career

Occupations
Editor, Literary critic, Publisher
Active Years
1965-2016
Affiliations
Tor Books, Signet, Pocket Books, Dragon Press
Memberships
World Fantasy Convention Board Chairman, Philip K. Dick Award Administrator
Influenced
Many SF authors
Nominations
Hugo Award Best Editor (41 nominations total)

Education

Williams College
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1963
Country: United States
Colgate University
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1965
Country: United States
Columbia University
Comparative Medieval Literature
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States

Awards

Hugo Award
2006
Category: Best Professional Editor
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
2008
Category: Best Editor Long Form
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
2009
Category: Best Editor Long Form
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
World Fantasy Award
1988
Work: The Dark Descent
Category: Best Anthology
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Winner
World Fantasy Award
2016
Category: Life Achievement
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction

1985 Non-fiction 205 pages

Exploration of the world of science fiction

SF historySF influence

The World Treasury of Science Fiction

1988 Anthology

Anthology of world science fiction

SF masterpieces

The Dark Descent

1987 Horror anthology

Horror anthology

HorrorDarkness

Bibliography

  • Age of Wonders
  • The World Treasury of Science Fiction
  • Year's Best SF (series)
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction
  • The Dark Descent

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Sophisticated editingInfluential in SF publishing
Recurring Motifs
Diversity in SFExploration of fantasy

Health

  • Cerebral hemorrhage
    2016年1月19日 - 20日
    Head trauma from fall down stairs led to death

Legacy

Perhaps the single most influential book editor of the past forty years in American SF publishing

In Popular Culture

  • Known for flamboyant fashion choices

Trivia

  • Nominated for Hugo 41 times
  • Known for flamboyant fashion
  • Long-time Senior Editor at Tor Books