Garrett Putnam Serviss

American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851–1929)
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Summary

Garrett Putnam Serviss was born on March 24, 1851[1], in New York[2]. He died on May 25, 1929[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4], novelist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Child: Garrett Serviss[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: author[12]
  • Educated at: Cornell University[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: science fiction[15]
  • Commons category: Garrett Putnam Serviss[16]
  • Family name: Serviss[17]
  • Given name: Garrett[18], Putnam[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Birth name: Garrett Putnam Serviss[21]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[22]
  • P14750: 1514-D233-EAE7-FCC0-0BD3[23]

Why It Matters

Garrett Putnam Serviss has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include Edison's Conquest of Mars[26], a written work[27].

FAQs

Where was Garrett Putnam Serviss born?

Garrett Putnam Serviss's place of birth was New York[2].

What did Garrett Putnam Serviss do for work?

Garrett Putnam Serviss worked as an astronomer[4], novelist[5], writer[6], science fiction writer[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Garrett Putnam Serviss go to school?

Garrett Putnam Serviss was educated at Cornell University[13].

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  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL2561079A, OL1082324A
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1514-D233-EAE7-FCC0-0BD3
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Garrett Serviss
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Garrett, Putnam
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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