J. D. Beresford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. D. Beresford

British writer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1873

Place of Birth: Castor, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1947

Profession: writer, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 – 2 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres.
Beresford was a great admirer of H.G.
Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915.
His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon.
His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society.