Willy Ley
German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906-1969) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 62
Willy Otto Oskar Ley was a German and American science writer and proponent of space exploration and cryptozoology. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.
Willy Ley is read about 43 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1976International Space Hall of FameAward1969Died24 June 19691953Hugo Award for Best Feature WriterAwardInternational Fantasy Award for Best Non FictionAward1951International Fantasy Award for Best Non FictionAward1906Born2 October 1906
Media & music
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Willy Ley (left) with Paul Ehmayr with the Repulsor I rocket for the Verein für Raumschiffahrt in Germany in 1931
Ley contributed non-fiction pieces to several American science fiction magazines, including Other Worlds
One of Ley's regular science columns took the cover of the July 1955 issue of Galaxy
Another Ley science column was cover-featured on the October 1955 Galaxy
Ley's "Let's Build an Extraterrestrial!" took the cover of the April 1956, issue of Galaxy, illustrated by Ed Emshwiller
Ley's "Are We Going to Build a Space Station?" was cover-featured on the December 1962 issue of GalaxyAwards
About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1969 · aged 62
