Suzette Haden Elgin
Suzette Haden Elgin | |
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Haden at Norwescon in 2005 | |
| Born | Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins November 18, 1936 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 2015 (aged 78) |
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| Period | Contemporary |
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| Subject | Sociology of language |
| Literary movement | Feminist science fiction |
| Years active | 1960s–2010s |
| Spouse | Peter Haden (married 1955; he predeceased her) George Elgin (married 1964) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Josepha Haden (granddaughter) |
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Suzette Haden Elgin (born Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins; November 18, 1936 – January 27, 2015) was an American researcher in experimental linguistics, construction and evolution of languages and poetry and science fiction writer. She founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association and is considered an important figure in the field of science fiction constructed languages. Her best-known non-fiction includes her Verbal Self-Defense series.