H. G. Wells

Born

September 21, 1866

Died

August 13, 1946 (aged 79)

Known as

writer, historian, journalist, Idist, science fiction writer, novelist

Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.

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