Jack Speer

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Jack Speer (b.August 9, 1920[1]) is a science fiction fan and historian who is credited with writing the first history of science fiction fandom, Up to Now in 1939. He followed Up to Now with Fancyclopedia, a dictionary of the jargon spoken by fans, in 1944.[2] In 2004, Speer was one of two Worldcon Fan Guests of Honor at Noreascon 4 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Harry Warner, Jr. commented that Speer was "the first to stress [fandom's] subcultural aspects. Single-handedly, he made fandom's ayjays something entirely different from the mundane amateur journalism groups."[3]

In 1995, Speer was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame.

[edit] Speer bibliography

  • Up to Now, 1939
  • Fancyclopedia, 1944
  • Fancestral Voices, NESFA Press, 2004, ISBN=1886778566

[edit] References

  1. ^ Silver, Steven H. August. Calendar Index. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  2. ^ Guests of Honor. Noreascon Four. MCFI (2001-2006). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  3. ^ Speer, Jack; Fred Lerner (2004). Fancestral Voices. Boston: NESFA Press. ISBN 1886778566. 

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