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Robert A. W. "Doc" Lowndes (pronounced LOWNDZ, one syllable) was a [[fan]], author, and editor. He found [[sf]] with the July 1926 ''[[Amazing]]''. He subscribed to ''[[Science Fiction Digest]]'' in 1933 and joined the [[SFL]] in 1935, organizing the [[Stamford, CT SFL]].
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'''Robert A. W. "[[Doc]]" Lowndes''' (pronounced LOWNDZ, one syllable) was a [[fan]], [[author]], and editor. He found [[sf]] with the July 1926 ''[[Amazing]]''. He subscribed to ''[[Science Fiction Digest (Ingher)]]'' in 1933 and joined the [[SFL]] in 1935, organizing the [[Stamford, CT SFL]].
  
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He was a principal member of the [[Futurians]] (and one of the six kept out of the [[first Worldcon]] by the [[Exclusion Act]]. He later became editor of ''[[Future Science Fiction]]'', ''[[Science Fiction Weekly]]'', ''[[Science Fiction magazine|Science Fiction]]'', and ''[[Science Fiction Quarterly]]'', and outside the [[SF]] field, western, crime-fiction, sports-fiction, and other magazines for [[Columbia Publications]].  He also worked on the [[Gernsback Publications]]' non-fiction magazine, ''Sexology''. After the [[War]], he founded [[Vanguard Records]] with [[James Blish]].  
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“I'd already adopted the [[nickname]] ‘[[Doc]]’ in the CCC's in [[Maine]] and made it stick. I only used it in [[science-fiction]] [[fanac|activities]]; letters published in 1935 were signed ‘Doc Lowndes,’ and that was how I was known when I first began to meet other science-fiction fans in 1936,” he wrote in ''[[Outworlds]]'' 49 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Outworlds/Outworlds49.pdf April 1987, p. 1629]).
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He was a principal member of the [[Futurians]] (and one of the six kept out of the [[first Worldcon]] by the [[Exclusion Act]]). He later became editor of ''[[Future Science Fiction]]'', ''[[Science Fiction Weekly]]'', ''[[Science Fiction magazine|Science Fiction]]'', and ''[[Science Fiction Quarterly]]'', and outside the [[SF]] field, western, crime-fiction, sports-fiction, and other magazines for [[Columbia Publications]].  He also worked on the [[Gernsback Publications]]' non-fiction magazine, ''Sexology''. After [[World War II]], he founded [[Vanguard Records]] with [[James Blish]].  
  
 
He received the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] award in 1991 and was [[GoH]] at [[Lunacon 12]], and [[Boskone 10]].
 
He received the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] award in 1991 and was [[GoH]] at [[Lunacon 12]], and [[Boskone 10]].
  
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Probably his best known [[fanzine]] is ''[[Le Vombeiteur]]'', but he also published the [[VAPA]] and [[FAPA]] zine ''[[Agenbite of Inwit]]''. He was a prolific user of [[pen names]] in his [[fannish]] writing with estimates over over fifty, including Satyricus. He also published the "interminable" [[fan fiction]] "Trigger Talk at Green Guna".  Other fanzines included ''[[Afterthoughts]]'' and ''[[Vagrant]]''.
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Probably his best known [[fanzine]] is ''[[Le Vombiteur]]'', but he also published the [[VAPA]]- and [[FAPA]]zine ''[[Agenbite of Inwit]]''. He was a prolific user of [[pen names]] in his [[fannish]] writing, with estimates of over fifty, including [[Satyricus]]. He also wrote the "interminable" [[fan fiction]] "Trigger Talk at Green Guna".  Other fanzines included ''[[Afterthoughts]]'' and ''[[Vagrant]]''.
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He is remembered by SF historians today for his book, Three Faces of Science Fiction, published by the NESFA Press in 1973.
 
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He was recognized as a Founding Member of N3F in an article by Jon D. Swartz that appeared in {{TNFF|date=July, 2016|volume=75|number=7}}.
 
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Mystery of the Third Mine ||Novel ||[[Winston Juvenile]] ||1953
 
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The Duplicated Man (with [[James Blish]]) ||Novel ||[[Avalon]] ||1959
 
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Believer's World ||Novel ||[[Avalon]] ||1961
 
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The Puzzle Planet ||Novel ||[[Ace Double]] ||1961
 
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Three Faces of Science Fiction ||Essays ||[[NESFA Press]] ||1973
 
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The Gernsback Days with [[Mike Ashley]] ||History || ||2004
 
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For an early short biography, see {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
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He is remembered by [[SF]] historians today for his book ''Three Faces of Science Fiction'', published by the [[NESFA Press]] in 1973. He remained active in [[fandom]] until his death.  
  
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{{recognition}}
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'''More reading:'''
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* 1956 -- [[Philcon 1956]]
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* {{SFE|name=Lowndes_robert_a_w}}.
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* 1969 -- [[Lunacon 12]]
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* Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
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* 1973 -- [[Boskone 10]]
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* {{TNFF|date=July, 2016|volume=75|number=7}}.
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* 1991 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
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* ''The Gernsback Days'' with [[Mike Ashley (Kent)]].
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Outworlds/Outworlds49.pdf “Understandings”], a [[fanoir]],  ''[[Outworlds]]'' 49 (April 1987, p. 1620).
  
 
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* ''[[Afterthoughts]]'' [1945] (for [[VAPA]])
 
* ''[[Afterthoughts]]'' [1945] (for [[VAPA]])
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* ''[[Agenbite of Inwit]]'' [1942-46] (for [[VAPA]] and [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Agenbite of Inwit]]'' [1942–46] (for [[VAPA]] and [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Le Vombeiteur]]'' [1938-40]
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* ''[[Chartreuse and Shocking Pink]]'' [1944]
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* ''[[Extu]]'' [1976]
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* ''[[Le Vombiteur]]'' [1938–40]
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* ''[[Le Vombiteur Literaire]]'' [1938–39]
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* ''[[Open Letter to All Members of FAPA]]'' [1944] (for FAPA)
 
* ''[[Science Fiction Weekly]]'' [1940]
 
* ''[[Science Fiction Weekly]]'' [1940]
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* ''[[Storm Over Philadelphia]]'' [1939]
 
* ''[[Vagabondia]]'' [1941] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Vagabondia]]'' [1941] (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Vagrant]]'' [1938-40]
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* ''[[Vagrant]]'' [1938–40]
 
* ''[[Venal]]'' [1946]
 
* ''[[Venal]]'' [1946]
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* ''[[Vombiteur Litteraire]]'' [1939]
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* ''[[V-R Record Review]]'' [1945] (with [[James Blish]])
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{{recognition}}
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* 1956 — [[Philcon 1956]]
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* 1969 — [[Lunacon 12]]
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* 1973 — [[Boskone 10]]
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* 1991 — [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 31 March 2024

(September 4, 1915[1] – July 14, 1998)

Robert A. W. "Doc" Lowndes (pronounced LOWNDZ, one syllable) was a fan, author, and editor. He found sf with the July 1926 Amazing. He subscribed to Science Fiction Digest in 1933 and joined the SFL in 1935, organizing the Stamford, CT SFL.

“I'd already adopted the nickname ‘Doc’ in the CCC's in Maine and made it stick. I only used it in science-fiction activities; letters published in 1935 were signed ‘Doc Lowndes,’ and that was how I was known when I first began to meet other science-fiction fans in 1936,” he wrote in Outworlds 49 (April 1987, p. 1629).

He was a principal member of the Futurians (and one of the six kept out of the first Worldcon by the Exclusion Act). He later became editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction Weekly, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly, and outside the SF field, western, crime-fiction, sports-fiction, and other magazines for Columbia Publications. He also worked on the Gernsback Publications' non-fiction magazine, Sexology. After World War II, he founded Vanguard Records with James Blish.

He received the First Fandom Hall of Fame award in 1991 and was GoH at Lunacon 12, and Boskone 10.

Probably his best known fanzine is Le Vombiteur, but he also published the VAPA- and FAPAzine Agenbite of Inwit. He was a prolific user of pen names in his fannish writing, with estimates of over fifty, including Satyricus. He also wrote the "interminable" fan fiction "Trigger Talk at Green Guna". Other fanzines included Afterthoughts and Vagrant.

He is remembered by SF historians today for his book Three Faces of Science Fiction, published by the NESFA Press in 1973. He remained active in fandom until his death.

More reading:

Fanzines and Apazines:

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

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  1. ↑ Birthdate per his draft registration.


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