Harvey Jay Jacobs (January 7, 1930 – September 23, 2017) was an American author best known for science fiction and fantasy stories, very often with a humorous and/or satirical bent. Born in New York City to Louis, a dentist, and Laura Jacobs, Harvey Jacobs received his BA from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

and attended

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for graduate studies. Jacobs contributed scripts to ''

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'' and ''

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'', both executive produced by

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. ''American Goliath'', a fictionalized account of the

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hoax, was nominated for the

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in 1998. Jacobs died September 23, 2017, of a bacterial infection after being diagnosed with cancer. Jacobs is survived by his son Adam and his granddaughter, Charlotte Emerson Jacobs. His wife Estelle died on March 27, 2021.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''American Goliath'' * ''Side Effects'' * ''Beautiful Soup'' * ''The Juror'' * ''Summer On A Mountain of Spices'' * ''The Egg of The Glak''

Short fiction

;StoriesShort stories unless otherwise noted.

References

External links

* http://www.HarveyJacobs.org * 1930 births 2017 deaths American fantasy writers American science fiction writers Columbia University alumni The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction people Syracuse University alumni Writers from New York City Novelists from New York (state) {{US-sf-writer-stub