Gene Wolfe

American science fiction and fantasy writer.

Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.

Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]

Occupations
editor, mechanical engineer, military engineer, novelist, science fiction writer, writer
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King