Alexander Alexandrovich Meyerov
Alexander Alexandrovich Mejerow ( Russian Александр Александрович Мееров * April 22 . Jul / 5. May 1915 greg. In Kharkiv , † 4. September 1975 in Mariupol , Ukrainian SSR ) was a Russian science fiction -author of the Soviet era .
Alexander Mejerow was a chemical engineer by profession. In 1937 he was arrested during the Stalinist repression in the 1930s and spent ten years in custody and in a so-called " Sharashka " (a special camp for scientists). After the Second World War, he first lived in Leningrad , was involved in the construction of the first Sputniks and then lived in Mariupol.
In addition to a few essays and short stories, he published three science fiction novels that have seen translations into more than a dozen languages.
Works (selection)
- «Защита 240» (1955)
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Сиреневый кристалл. Записки Алексея Курбатова (1965)
- English: The lilac crystal. Notes by Alexei Kurbatov. Scientific and fantastic novel. Translated by Otto Braun, VEB Verlag Culture and Progress, Berlin (East) 1968.
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Осторожно, чужие! (1971)
- German: Veto right. Scientific and fantastic novel. Translated by Ingeborg Schröder, Volk und Welt Verlag, Berlin (East) 1973.
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 289.
Web links
- Alexander Alexandrowitsch Mejerow in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Alexander Alexandrowitsch Mejerow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Александр Мееров on FantLab (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mejerow, Alexander Alexandrovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Мееров, Александр Александрович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian science fiction writer of the Soviet era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kharkiv |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 1975 |
| Place of death | Mariupol , Ukrainian SSR |