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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

RIP: Frederik Pohl (26 November 1919 - 2 September 2013)

Reports his grand daughter Emily Pohl-Weary@twitter. [via SF Signal]

From his blog: "Fred went to the hospital in respiratory distress this morning and died this afternoon."

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