author
Henry Andrew Ackermann
A lively early pulp-era science fiction writer, he imagined Mars, Mercury, and other far-off worlds with the fast pace and sense of wonder that defined magazine SF in the 1940s. He was also active in fan circles, giving his work a strong connection to the early science-fiction community.
1 Audiobook
South to Propontis
by Henry Andrew Ackermann
About the author
Born on March 9, 1920, and died on October 9, 1991, Henry Andrew Ackermann was part of the American science-fiction scene both as a writer and as a fan organizer. Sources on early fandom describe him as a member of the Baltimore Science Fiction League, a charter member of the National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941, and the creator of the Scientifiction Association for Boys in 1944.
Ackermann published fiction in the pulp magazines of the 1940s. His best-known surviving work is South to Propontis, a Mars adventure that originally appeared in Planet Stories in Fall 1941 and is now available through Project Gutenberg. Other bibliographic records connect his name with stories such as Europa Enchantment, Phantom from Neptune, and Dreadnoughts of Doom.
He is also remembered in fandom history as a cousin of Forrest J. Ackerman. While detailed biographical information about his wider life is limited in the sources I could confirm, the record that does survive shows a writer closely tied to the energetic, imaginative world of early American science fiction.