Raymond Arthur Palmer

Raymond Arthur Palmer was an American editor, novelist, publisher and writer (1910–1977). He was born at Milwaukee and died at Portage.

Also recorded as Raymond A. Palmer; Raymond Alfred Palmer.

Raymond Arthur Palmer in brief

Born
1910
Died
1977
Known for
editor, novelist, publisher, writer and science fiction fan
Place of birth
Milwaukee
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Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1794 to 1997.

Cosmos. The Coming of the Saucers. Doorway to Hell. The Vengeance of Martin Brand. King of the Dinosaurs. I Flew in a Flying Saucer. The Early Ploughman, dated c. 1861, etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.954. Christmas, dated c. 1850, etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1938.1678. The Skylark, dated n.d., etching in black on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1936.206. Evening in Italy—the Deserted Villa, dated 1845, watercolor, with traces of shell gold, over graphite on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted to cream wove card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2003.272. Oral history of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd. and Burroughs Wellcome Company, dated 1997-2001, held by Wellcome Collection. Professional and other correspondence, dated 1794-1944, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection. Fell, Dame Honor Bridget (1900-1986), dated 1919-1988, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Palmer, 3rd Baron, (Raymond Cecil Palmer) (24 June 1916–26 June 1990), Who Was Who, 2007. Palmer, Arthur (1841–1897), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1910Raymond Arthur Palmer born at Milwaukee.
  2. 1977Raymond Arthur Palmer died at Portage.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Raymond A. Palmer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2025311: Raymond Arthur Palmer

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