Otto Witt

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Otto Witt (* 1875 ; † 1923 ) was a Swedish engineer and author .

He was one of the prominent figures in early Swedish science fiction . He published, among other things, Hugin (1916–1926), one of the world's first science fiction magazines.

Works

  • immelsskeppet (The Sky Ship ) (1916), made into a film in 1919

literature

  • Brian W. Aldiss: The Billion Years Dream. The history of science fiction, Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe, 1987, Bastei-Lübbe-Paperback 28160

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personal data
SURNAME Witt, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish engineer and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1875
DATE OF DEATH 1923