Difference between revisions of "John Piggott"
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| + | '''John Piggott''' was a [[British]] [[fan]] living in [[Oxford]] in the early 1970s. He was active while at Cambridge University, and subsequently upon joining the Civil Service and moving to [[London]], where he shared a flat for a period with [[Ian Maule]]. | ||
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| + | He married [[Pat Douglas]] in late 1979, and moved to Canvey Island in Essex. | ||
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| + | Like several other British fans of the early 1970s, he was involved in [[postal Diplomacy]]; unlike most of the others, it became his main area of activity, and his ''[[Ethil The Frog]]'' was a leading [[zine]] of the day (it reprinted several [[articles]] from [[SF]] [[fanzines]], including one by [[Dave Langford]], who was surprised to learn that his jokes about [[fannish]] personalities had been rewritten to relate to Diplomacy fans who were strangers to him). | ||
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| + | He was seldom seem in SF circles after the 1970s, but remained more or less active in Diplomacy fandom till his death. | ||
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| + | * ''[[Ethil The Frog]]'' [1972–77] (for [[Diplomacy]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Turning Worm]]'' [1972] | ||
| + | * ''[[61 Cygni C]]'' [1974] (for [[ROMPA]]) | ||
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{{person | born=1952 |died=2012}} | {{person | born=1952 |died=2012}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 22 August 2023
(1952 – November 19, 2012)
John Piggott was a British fan living in Oxford in the early 1970s. He was active while at Cambridge University, and subsequently upon joining the Civil Service and moving to London, where he shared a flat for a period with Ian Maule.
He married Pat Douglas in late 1979, and moved to Canvey Island in Essex.
Like several other British fans of the early 1970s, he was involved in postal Diplomacy; unlike most of the others, it became his main area of activity, and his Ethil The Frog was a leading zine of the day (it reprinted several articles from SF fanzines, including one by Dave Langford, who was surprised to learn that his jokes about fannish personalities had been rewritten to relate to Diplomacy fans who were strangers to him).
He was seldom seem in SF circles after the 1970s, but remained more or less active in Diplomacy fandom till his death.
- Ethil The Frog [1972–77] (for Diplomacy)
- The Turning Worm [1972]
- 61 Cygni C [1974] (for ROMPA)
| Person | 1952—2012 |
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