Cordwainer Smith Writer

Cordwainer Smith (pronounced CORDwainer) was the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966) for his science fiction works. Linebarger was a noted East Asia scholar and expert in psychological warfare. ("Cordwainer" is an archaic word for "A worker in cordwain or cordovan leather; a shoemaker", and a "smith" is "One who works in iron or other metals; esp. a blacksmith or farrier": two kinds of skilled workers with traditional materials.)Linebarger also employed the literary pseudonyms "Carmichael Smith" (for his political thriller Atomsk), "Anthony Bearden" (for his poetry) and "Felix C. Forrest" (for the novels Ria and Carola). He died of a heart attack in 1966 at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, at age 53.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Linebarger Paul Myron Anthony; Smith Carmichael; Bearden Anthony; Forrest Felix C.
Birth date	July 11, 1913
Birth name	Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
Birth place	Milwaukee , Wisconsin
Date of death	August 06, 1966
Place of death	Baltimore
Education	Johns Hopkins University
Education	Political science
Relatives	Sun Yat-sen