Frank Wilson
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Frederick 'Frank' D. Wilson was a UK fan from Southport near Liverpool active in the 1930s. He attended the Third British Convention in London in 1939 where according to Sam Youd writing in The Satellite v2 #6:
On the way to Lambs Conduit Street, Frank Wilson mentioned that his typing had gone to pieces lately. His correspondents first ascertained that he was not joking, and then dumped him in a phone booth labelled 'I.R.A. Bomb. Hold under water for ten minutes'. There are things before which the strongest mind must quail.
Wilson joined the Science Fiction Association (SFA) in May 1938 and in August Novae Terrae #25 reported him as interested in forming a Southport branch. While there were at least two other SFA members in Southport, the others being H. Griffiths and J. D. White, there's no evidence that a branch ever came into being. Later in the year he was listed as 'honourary librarian' of the Liverpool branch in the first issue of their official organ, The Satellite, although later in the issue it's implied he was the actual librarian albeit one seeking books and members. He was to be a regular contributor The Satellite with articles, letters and fiction, including the first chapter in the round robin serial, 'Citadel of Dreams'. Wilson's contribution appeared in #5 following an introduction from David McIlwain with concluding chapters written by C. S. Youd and John F. Burke.
In J. Michael Rosenblum's Directory of Anglo-Fandom (1945) he is noted as 'not in touch at the present moment'.
A Frank Wilson contributed a series of non-fiction articles to Authentic Science Fiction from #45 (May 1954) to #62 (October 1955). According to editor H. J. Campbell, Wilson was a 'trained logician'. It's unclear if this is the same Frank Wilson although it's not an uncommon name.
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