R. G. Medhurst
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(1920 – )
Richard George Medhurst, nicknamed Snaghurst, was a British fan active in the 1940s. He published Bibliphan as a rider for Futurian War Digest.
Described in Futurian War Digest #1 (October 1940):
20 year old Londoner, now studying mathematics at Cambridge, due to closure of London University. Collector of the most rabid type –- specialising in interplanetaries – knows a lot about the subject both technically & bibliographically. Tall, slim, dark, absent-minded in the best scientific manner. Non-smoker & non-drinker (alcoholic) Pacifist, Socialist and generally intelligent; grand letter writer with a humorous turn of phrase. Probably possesses biggest stf book collection in Britain, kept in first class condition in two enormous bookcases.
He sought conscientious objector status in early 1941. The Tribunal at Cambridge postponed the matter until he had finished his present course
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