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[[File:Bert Campbell (1950s) taken by Jim Linwood. Courtesy of Rob Hansen..jpg|thumb|left|200 px|'''Bert Campbell (1950s).'''<br>''Photo by [[Jim Linwood]], <br>courtesy of [[Rob Hansen]]''.]] | [[File:Bert Campbell (1950s) taken by Jim Linwood. Courtesy of Rob Hansen..jpg|thumb|left|200 px|'''Bert Campbell (1950s).'''<br>''Photo by [[Jim Linwood]], <br>courtesy of [[Rob Hansen]]''.]] | ||
| − | '''H. J. “Bert” Campbell''' was an editor of the [[British]] [[prozine]] ''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' during the 1950s. | + | '''H. J. “Bert” Campbell''', a research chemist by profession, was an editor of the [[British]] [[prozine]] ''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' during the 1950s. |
He attended his first [[Worldcon]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1953. | He attended his first [[Worldcon]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1953. | ||
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He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even [[Rusty Hevelin]] wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks. | He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even [[Rusty Hevelin]] wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks. | ||
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| − | {{person}} | + | {{person |born=1925 |died=1983}} |
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
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[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 11 March 2023
(November 18, 1925--September 1983)
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H. J. “Bert” Campbell, a research chemist by profession, was an editor of the British prozine Authentic Science Fiction during the 1950s.
He attended his first Worldcon in Philadelphia in 1953.
Bob Tucker wrote a reminiscence of Campbell in Spirits of Things Past 3 (p. 10):
He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even Rusty Hevelin wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks.
| Person | 1925—1983 |
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