That strange blend of the commercial traveller, the missionary, and the barbarian conqueror, which was the American abroad.
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Birth: | 10th May, 1886 |
Death: | 6th September, 1950 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Author, Philosopher |
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Olaf Stapledon known as Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. He was educated at Abbotsholme School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he acquired a BA in Modern History in 1909 and a MA in 1913. After a brief stint as a teacher at Manchester Grammar School he worked in shipping offices in Liverpool and Port Said from 1910 to 1913.
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