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Harry Harrison

American science fiction author (1925–2012)
Person Human Q489193

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
March 12, 1924, March 12, 1925[11]
Date of death
August 15, 2012
Place of birth
Stamford
Place of death
Brighton, Crowborough[10]
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
writer, novelist, Esperantist, science fiction writer, prose writer, screenwriter, comics artist, comics writer, draftsperson[16][17][18][19]
Field of work
graphics, illustration, Esperanto, comic[20][21][22][23]
Religion or worldview
atheism[29]
Award received
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award, Locus Award for Best Original Anthology[25][26][27][28]
Notable work
Make Room! Make Room![24]
Spouse
Evelyn del Rey, Joan Merkler Harrison[12][13]
Genre
science fiction[31]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Reprint Anthology/Collection, Locus Award for Best Reprint Anthology/Collection, Locus Award for Best Reprint Anthology/Collection, Locus Award for Best Reprint Anthology/Collection, Locus Award for Best Original Anthology, Locus Award for Best Original Anthology, Locus Award for Best Collection[36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Esperanto, English
Birth name
Henry Maxwell Dempsey
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[35]
Documentation files at
University of California, Riverside Library Special Collections & University Archives
Family name
Harrison[33]
Given name
Harry[34]
Name in native language
Harry Harrison
Native language
English[15]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs
Participated in conflict
World War II[32]
Start of work period
1956
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Harrison en Felix Boyd en Hank Dempsey en Harry Max Harrison en Harry Maxwell Harrison en Wade Kaempfert ar هاري هاريسون cs Harry Maxwell Harrison cs Henry Maxwell Dempsey cs Henry Maxwell Harrison cs Jeff Anderson de Harry Maxwell Harrison de Hank Dempsey de Felix Boyd fa هری هریسون fi Harry Maxwell Harrison he הארי הריסון id Harry Max Harrison ja ハリー・ハリスン ja ハリイ・ハリスン
🔖 Identifiers · 109
ISNI
0000000121413232, 0000000368644868, 000000036864485X
VIAF cluster ID
80169724
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79070047
GND ID
121499103
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Harrison 2005.jpg ↗
ACMI ID
creators/71255
AllMovie person ID
p310230
AlloCiné person ID
88891
Amazon author ID
B000AP74V8
Apple Music artist ID
320797047
Artnet artist ID
harry-harrison
AskArt person ID
11246368
Show all 109 identifiers +97
Awards & Winners artist ID
01dhnq
BD Gest' author ID
19041
BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
446
CONOR.SR ID
3265639
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0074D7579
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10380469
Chtyvo author ID
Harrison
CiNii Research ID
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Comic Vine ID
4040-40295
DBC author ID
87097968405912
DDB person (GND) ID
121499103
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u13722
Databazeknih.cz author ID
1772
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121499103
Discogs artist ID
2003938
ELNET ID
a11498730
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
harrison_harry
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Harry-Harrison
FAST ID
1798391
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Harry_Harrison
Fandango person ID
279793
FantLab author ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
h/harry-harrison
Film.ru person ID
garri-harrison
Freebase ID
/m/01dhnq
GCD creator ID
5310
GTAA ID
107177
Goodreads author ID
16147, 16147
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Harry_Harrison
Guia dos Quadrinhos person ID
7639
HAND ID
8EB1-1992-7446-4D0E-59EB
IMDb ID
nm0365621
INDUCKS creator ID
Harry Harrison
ISFDB author ID
28
IdRef ID
026915367
J9U entity ID
987007583029505171
KBR person ID
14121434
Kinobox person ID
1541392
Kinopoisk person ID
2174847, 183211
Koha Kütüphane ID
197572
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
h/harrison_harry
Libraries Australia ID
36236888
LibraryThing author ID
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LibriVox author ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18261514
NDL Authority ID
00442561
NE.se ID
harry-harrison
NL CR AUT ID
jn20010310441
NLA Trove people ID
1234643
NLP ID
a0000001152956
NNDB people ID
742/000023673
NSK (VIAF) ID
000043244
NSK ID
981005672124709366
NUKAT ID
n93120824
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200604890
National Library of Latvia ID
000068320
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*24060;=0L
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570477805606
National Library of Portugal ID
292518
National Library of Russia ID
772203, 774785
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1008744
National Virtual Library of India ID
433962
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070612706
NooSFere author ID
293
Online Books Page author ID
Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012
Open Library ID
OL27278A
Open Library subject ID
person:harry_harrison_(1925-2012)
OpenMLOL author ID
22272
PORT person ID
144235
Prabook ID
722987
Project Gutenberg author ID
25395
RERO ID (legacy)
A003349651
Rodovid ID
831014
SBN author ID
CFIV006407
SHARE Catalogue author ID
456706
SNAC ARK ID
w6b06p2c
SNK ID
157052
SVKKL authority ID
p0019366-Harrison-Harry-19252012
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Harry_Harrison
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls007820628
Swedish Film Database person ID
159197
TMDB person ID
1222574
Topic's main category
Category:Harry Harrison
Tor.com author ID
harry-harrison
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058610097406706
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
12498
WikiTree person ID
Dempsey-1631
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "HarryHarrison::kd7yq"]
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcccQRJYtX9RqyRVxwV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/730a0d71-cf55-4659-bf59-bd84ec3ced27
ČSFD person ID
201741

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
writer, screenwriter, Esperantist, novelist, draftsperson, comics artist, prose writer, science fiction writer
Works by author 8
Make Room! Make Room!, Deathworld, The Technicolor Time Machine, West of Eden, The Stainless Steel Rat, A Stainless Steel Rat is Born, Captive Universe, Deathworld
Nominated for 6
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Award received 3
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Inkpot Award, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Field of work 3
Esperanto, comic, graphics
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Esperanto
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Harrison
Films written 1
Soylent Green
Genre 1
science fiction
Given name 1
Harry
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
English
Notable work 1
Make Room! Make Room!
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Stamford
Place of death 1
Brighton
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
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Summary

Harry Harrison was born on March 12, 1924[1], in Stamford[2]. He died on August 15, 2012[3], in Brighton[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], Esperantist[7], science fiction writer[8], and prose writer[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Make Room! Make Room![43], a literary work[44]; The Stainless Steel Rat[45], a novel series[46]; Deathworld[47], a novel series[48]; West of Eden[49], a literary work[50]; and The Technicolor Time Machine[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1967[53].

FAQs

Where was Harry Harrison born?

Harry Harrison's place of birth was Stamford[2].

Where did Harry Harrison die?

Harry Harrison died in Brighton[4].

Who was Harry Harrison married to?

Harry Harrison's spouses include Evelyn Harrison[12] and Joan Merkler Harrison[13].

What did Harry Harrison do for work?

Harry Harrison worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], Esperantist[7], science fiction writer[8], and prose writer[9].

What awards did Harry Harrison receive?

Honors received include Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award[25], Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame[26], Inkpot Award[27], and Locus Award for Best Original Anthology[28].

Related Entities

Soylent Green Stamford United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . io9.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20d ago · Ncmoller · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs
    Documentation files at → University of California, Riverside Library Special Collecti
    "Created claim: On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject UC Riverside Library Jay Kay Klein Photographs, batch #291920"
  2. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 4w ago · Chobot bot · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → March 12, 1924, March 12, 1925
    FantLab author ID → 13
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  5. 10w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FantLab author ID → 13
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    HAND ID → 8EB1-1992-7446-4D0E-59EB
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  7. 16w ago · Dajasj · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Brighton, Crowborough
    "Created claim: Place of death: Crowborough"
  8. 21w ago · ~2026-34692-86 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → March 12, 1924, March 12, 1925
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 12 March 1924"
  9. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0019366-Harrison-Harry-19252012
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0019366-Harrison-Harry-19252012, batch #259496"
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