Raymond Z. Gallun

Born in Wisconsin in 1911, Raymond Z. Gallun became one of the notable voices of early American science fiction. He published widely in the pulp magazines and built a reputation for stories that mixed adventure with big, thoughtful ideas about space, alien life, and humanity’s future.

He is often remembered for influential tales such as Old Faithful, and for writing during a period when science fiction was finding its identity as a modern genre. His fiction appeared regularly in popular magazines, helping bring speculative storytelling to a growing audience of readers.

Gallun lived a long life that stretched well beyond the pulp era, and his work continues to be recognized by science fiction readers and historians interested in the genre’s early development. He died in 1994.