George Tomkyns Chesney
1830
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1895
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Blundell's School
occupation: writer, politician, science fiction writer, army officer
award received: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
position held: member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (30 April 1830 – 31 March 1895) was a British Army general, politician, and writer of fiction. He is remembered as the author of the novella The Battle of Dorking (1871), a founding work in the genre of invasion literature. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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