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Thursday, November 29, 2007

de Camp


And while we are on the subject of authors' centennials, L. Sprague de Camp was born 100 years ago today. His fans are celebrating over at the Cimmerian. I once had dinner with Sprague and his wife, Catherine, and carried on a brief correspondence with him on the subject of ancient and medieval technology. He was a gentleman and a scholar and an immensely engaging conversationalist. I remember him fondly.

The L. Sprague de Camp website is here.

Hat Tip, Instapundit