August Derleth

1909–1971

August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist who was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. He made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the cosmic horror genre and helped found Arkham House, a publishing company that introduced hardcover prints of United Kingdom supernatural fiction works to the United States. Derleth was also a prolific writer in multiple genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography, and he created the fictional detective Solar Pons. He was born in 1909 and died in 1971.

Born

1909