Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967), born
Hugo Gernsbacher, was a Luxembourgish-American
inventor, writer, editor, and
magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first
science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with the novelists
H. G. Wells and
Jules Verne, he is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction". In his honour, annual awards presented at the
World Science Fiction Convention are named the "
Hugos".