Kurd Lasswitz

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Kurd Lasswitz


Born
in Breslau, Germany
April 20, 1848

Died
October 17, 1910

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German author, scientist, and philosopher and considered to be the father of German science fiction.

Lasswitz studied mathematics and physics at the Universities of Breslau and Berlin, and earned his doctorate in 1873.

He wrote his first science fiction story in 1871 and wrote his first novel "Two Planets" in 1879. "Two Planets" was about an encounter between humans and Martians.

There is an book award for German language Science-Fiction named after him.
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Two Planets

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Апикис

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Die Universalbibliothek

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Homchen

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Traumkristalle

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Aspira

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Seifenblasen

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“Und noch dies. Glauben Sie niemals, Sal, daß ich an Ihrer Neigung zweifle, aber vergessen Sie nicht, daß ich eine Nume bin; Liebe darf niemals unfrei machen. Und daran denken Sie!”
Kurd Lasswitz, Two Planets
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