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South African author
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I. O. Evans
Idrisyn O. Evans
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Bloemfontein, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa
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82 years
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Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894 – 1977) was a South African-born editor and author.He lived in the UK from an early age, and was a UK civil servant from 1912.He retired in 1956, but continued working as an editor.
Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne. He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions.In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.
Works
Fiction
- Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria (1944)
- The Heavens Declare: A Story of Galileo Scientist-Astronomer (1949)
- Strange Devices: A Story of the Siege of Syracuse (1950)
- The Coming of a King; A Story of the Stone Age (1950)
Non-fiction
- The World of Tomorrow – A Junior Book of Forecasts (1933)
- Inventors of the World (1962)
- Jules Verne and his Work (1965)
Works as editor
- Anthology of Armageddon (1935)
- Jules Verne – Master of Science Fiction (1956)
- Science Fiction through the Ages(1966) – two volumes
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Notable South African Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable South African Editors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable South African Translators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable South African Civil servants
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable South African Politicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
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