Isaac Asimov
(1920-1992)

American Writer & Humanist

birthdate: January 2
birthplace:
Petrovichi shtetl of Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia)

Isaac Asimov was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He was a prolific writer who wrote or edited nearly 500 books about nearly every subject. Isaac Asimov was also president of the American Humanist Association, an organization that has since 1941 been working for social reforms such as human rights, sexual equality, control of population growth and alternative technologies.

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