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Garrett Putnam Serviss

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American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929)

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Garrett Putnam Serviss was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss was born in Sharon Springs, New York, and majored in science at Cornell University. He took a law degree at Columbia University but never worked as an attorney.

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Garrett Putnam Serviss was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss was born in Sharon Springs, New York, and majored in science at Cornell University. He took a law degree at Columbia University but never worked as an attorney. Instead, in 1876 he joined the staff of The New York Sun newspaper, working as a journalist until 1892 under editor Charles Dana.

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Lived 1851 to 1929 · aged 78
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