1915 in science fiction

The year 1915 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• April 7 : Henry Kuttner, American writer (died 1958)[1]
• June 24 : Fred Hoyle, American writer and astronomer (died 2001)[2]
• August 24 : James Tiptree, Jr., American writer (died 1987)[3]
• November 6 : David I. Masson, Scottish writer (died 2007)[4]
• November 15 : Raymond F. Jones, American writer (died 1994)[5]
• December 7 : Leigh Brackett, American writer (died 1978)[6]
• December 29 : Charles L. Harness, American writer (died 2005)[7]

Deaths

• October 15 : Paul Scheerbart, German writer (born 1863)[8]

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Audiovisual outputs

See also

• 1915 in science
• 1914 in science fiction
• 1916 in science fiction

References

1. Gale, Steven H. (2016). Encyclopedia of American Humorists. Routledge. p. 473. ISBN 9781317362265.
2. "Professor Sir Fred Hoyle". The Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
3. "James Tiptree, Jr. | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
4. Priest, Christopher (9 March 2007). "Obituary: David Masson". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
5. Heritage Rare Books & Manuscripts Auction Final Session # 683. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 102. ISBN 9781599672595.
6. "Authors : Brackett, Leigh : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
7. "Authors : Harness, Charles L : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
8. McElheny, Josiah; Burgin, Christine (2014). Glass! Love!! Perpetual Motion!!!: A Paul Scheerbart Reader. University of Chicago Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-226-20300-3.