Brian Ash (1936 – 30 June 2010) was a British writer, scientific journalist, and editor. Ash was best known for his bibliographies and reference books. In the 1970s he wrote several works on science fiction, including ''Faces of the Future'', ''Who's Who in Science Fiction'', and ''Who's Who in H. G. Wells''. He also was the editor of ''

The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' is an illustrated collection of bibliographic essays on the history and subject matter of science fiction. It was edited by Brian Ash and published in 1977 by Pan Books in the UK and Harmony/Crown ...

'' (1977: UK, Pan Books; US, Harmony/Crown Books, ), which contained chapter introductions from science fiction authors as well as articles on the themes of science fiction written by himself and others. The latter title was, in 1978, listed as one of the

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.Katz and Fraley 1983, p. 180. He was married once, and had two children. In the field of advertising, Ash published ''Tiger in your Tank: the Anatomy of an Advertising Campaign'', a light-hearted study of the worldwide ESSO "Tiger in your Tank" campaign.

Bibliography

*''Tiger in Your Tank: The Anatomy of an Advertising Campaign'' (1969) *''Faces of the Future: The Lessons of Science Fiction'' (1975) *''Who's Who in Science Fiction'' (1976) *''

'' (1977) *''Who's Who in H. G. Wells'' (1979)

References

Bibliography

* Clute, John and Peter Nicholls. ''

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (''SFE'') is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo Award, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus and BSFA Award, British SF Awards. Two print editions appea ...

''. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1995. . * Katz, Bill and Ruth A. Fraley. ''Reference Services for Children and Young Adults''. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1983. . 1936 births 2010 deaths British bibliographers {{UK-writer-stub