Walter E. Meyers

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Walter Earl Meyers
Born (1939-07-01) July 1, 1939 (age 84)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died
Cary, North Carolina
Occupation(s)Professor of English, North Carolina State University

Walter Earl Meyers was Professor of English at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. [1] He is best known as the author of Aliens and Linguists: Language Study and Science Fiction, a book held in over 500 worldCat libraries. [2] He is also the author of A Figure Given: Typology in the Wakefield plays, and the Handbook of Contemporary English.

He is known in the field of science fiction criticism.

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References

  1. The Times-News, vol. 155, Hendersonville, NC, 25 June 1992, p. 2a, retrieved 2011-04-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. WorldCat listing.