Alan E. Nourse
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Nourse c. 1963
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| Born | Alan Edward Nourse August 11, 1928 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Died | July 19, 1992 (aged 63) Thorp, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, physician |
| Nationality | American |
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Rutgers University University of Pennsylvania |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Subject | Medicine, science |
| Spouse | Ann Morton (1952–?) |
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Alan Edward Nourse (August 11, 1928 – July 19, 1992) was an American science fiction (SF) writer and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works sometimes focused on medicine and/or psionics.
His pen names included Al Edwards and Doctor X.
Alan Nourse was born August 11, 1928 to Benjamin and Grace (Ogg) Nourse in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended high school in Long Island, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy after World War II. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He married Ann Morton on June 11, 1952 in Linden, New Jersey. He received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his one-year internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and practiced medicine in North Bend, Washington from 1958 to 1963 and also pursued his writing career.
He had helped pay for his medical education by writing science fiction for magazines. After retiring from medicine, he continued writing. His regular column in Good Housekeeping magazine earned him the nickname "Family Doctor".
He was a friend of fellow author Avram Davidson. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1964 novel Farnham's Freehold to Nourse. Heinlein in part dedicated his 1982 novel Friday to Nourse's wife Ann.
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