Richard Koch (writer)

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Richard Koch (born June 8, 1895 in Magdeburg , † August 9, 1970 in Munich ) was a German author of science fiction novels.

Life

Richard Koch studied mathematics and natural sciences in Jena , Freiburg im Breisgau and Heidelberg . After graduating, he worked at an observatory for years. In both world wars he took part as an officer in the intelligence service.

In 1948 he became a freelance writer. He wrote science articles and short stories for newspapers and magazines. In 1950 he made his debut with the SF novel "Plan von Polaris". By the end of the 1960s, a good two dozen novels followed, some of which also appeared as magazine novels in the series Utopia Zukunftsroman , Terra Utopische Romane and Terra Nova . In addition to his stories, he wrote numerous short, popular science articles that were printed in the booklet series Terra Extra and Terra Astra (10 articles on atoms for peace , 10 articles on the outlook for the year 2000, etc.).

In 1959 he was elected president of Eurotopia , an association of German and Austrian science fiction clubs.

bibliography

  • Polaris Plan (1950)
  • Raid from Space (1950)
  • Anti-Atom D172 (1951)
  • Inextinguishable Fires (1952, also called Flaming Earth , 1958)
  • Absolute Zero (1953, as HC Nulpe)
  • Living Future (1953, as HC Nulpe)
  • The Philosopher's Stone (1954)
  • The Earth Will Not Set (1954, also as The Threatening Star )
  • Space Ghosts (1955)
  • Power from Distant Worlds (1956)
  • The brought down star (1957)
  • Flaming Earth (1958)
  • Starry Mon (1958)
  • Raid from Space (Utopia 123, 1958, as K. Richards)
  • The Empire below (Terra # 166, 1959)
  • The Ring of Six Worlds (1960)
  • Haunted Red Planet (Terra # 427, 1960)
  • Oceano, the water planet (1961)
  • Sun Fire (1961)
  • Space travel (1961)
  • The Living Sphinx ( engine in picture , 1962)
  • The realm of 11 planets (Terra # 267, 1963)
  • Returning home after 526 years ('Terra # 460, 1966)
  • Flight into Antimatter (Terra # 474, 1966)
  • The pyramid of the moon (Terra # 501, 1967)
  • Soul Swap (Terra Nova # 56, 1969)

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personal data
SURNAME Koch, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nulpe, HC (pseudonym); Richards, K. (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1970
Place of death Munich