Hugo Gernsback

Hugo Gernsback (born Hugo Gernsbacher, 16 August 1884 – 19 August 1967) was a prolific editor and magazine publisher. Born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, he later emigrated to the United States where he became a naturalised citizen and established his name in the burgeoning publishing industry.
Gernsback was referred to as "Hugo the Rat" by both H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith as a result of his tendency to pay authors both poorly and late for their submissions. 
==In Fiction==
*In "The Battle that Ended the Century", the character Ivor K. Rodent was a private jab at Gernsback.
*"In the Walls of Eryx" contains a species of creature dubbed Ugrats, a reference to his nickname of Hugo the Rat.
==External Links==
*Hugo Gernsback at Wikipedia
*Hugo Gernsback at The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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