Michael F. Flynn
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(1947 – September 30, 2023)

Michael Francis Flynn was an American statistician and SF author. Nearly all of his work falls under the category of hard SF, although his treatment of it can be unusual since he applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in works such as In the Country of the Blind. Much of his short fiction appeared in Analog.

He was a popular speaker at conventions, often presenting fascinating one-person talks relating to statistics (yes, it can be done!) or another interest of his, history, especially Medieval history.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

1987 -- 1987 Best Novella Hugo nomination

1988 -- 1988 Best Novella Hugo nomination

1991 -- Balticon 25, Compton Crook Award

1992 -- Balticon 26, MC at Con*Stellation XI

1995 -- 1995 Best Novella Hugo nomination

1998 -- Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

2003 -- Robert A. Heinlein Award

2005 -- 2005 Best Novelette Hugo nomination

2007 -- 2007 Best Novel Hugo nomination, 2007 Best Novelette Hugo nomination

2013 -- Lunacon 2013

2014 -- Lunacon 2014

Additionally, he twice won the Prometheus Award, first for his novel In the Country of the Blind, and then for the novel Fallen Angels, co-written with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, which also won the Seiun Award. Flynn was the first author winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Medal.

Person 1947—2023