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Camp, Lyon Sprague de was born on November 27, 1907 in New York City. Son of Lyon and Emma Beatrice (Sprague) de Camp.
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An Elephant for Aristotle
(What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old t...)
What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens. *** Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, encountering all sorts of dangers and adventures while attempting the long and arduous journey. *** "An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes."-The Chicago Daily Tribune *** "By hybridizing a Middle-Eastern travelogue with an Alexandrine comedy of manners, the author has produced a specimen only slightly less rare then elephants in Westchester-to wit, a historical novel with a sense of humor."-The New York Times
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Lyon Sprague de Camp
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Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1930. Master of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1933.
Career
Instructor, Inventors Foundation, 1933-1936; principal, School Inventing and Patenting, International Corresponding Schools, 1936-1937; editor, Fowler-Becker Public Company, 1937-1938; assistant editor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1938; free lance writer, 1938-1942, 46—.
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An Elephant for Aristotle
(What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old t...)
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An Elephant For Aristotle
(Mass market paperback)
- An Elephant For Aristotle by L Sprague De Camp
- An Elephant For Aristotle by L Sprague De Camp by L Sprague De Camp
- An Elephant for Aristotle By de Camp, L Sprague ( Author ) 2013 ) Paperback
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An Elephant for Aristotle
Membership
Served from Lieutenant to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946. Member University Museum University of Pennsylvania, History of Science Society, Society History of Technology, Science Fiction Writers American, Dallas Paleontological Society, Dallas Museum NaturalHistory, Smithsonian Associations, Authors Guild American, Trap Door Spiders Club, First Fandom Club.
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Married Catherine Adelaide Crook, August 12, 1939. Children: Lyman Sprague, Gerard Beekman.
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American
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Recipient J.R.R. Tolkien award for life work in fantasy, 1976, Grand Master Nebula award Science Fiction Writers American, 1979, World Fantasy award lifetime achievement, 1984.Recipient J.R.R. Tolkien award for life work in fantasy, 1976, Grand Master Nebula award Science Fiction Writers American, 1979, World Fantasy award lifetime achievement, 1984.