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Terence (Terry) David John Pratchett
, 1948 - 2015
Terry Pratchett was an English writer best known for his Discworld series. Born in Buckingshire, England, and active since 1971, Pratchett’s novels have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide in 37 languages. His most well-known books include The Colour of Magic (1983), Snuff (2011), and Good Omens (1990), a collaboration with long-time friend and fellow author Neil Gaiman. Pratchett was knighted in 2009 for services to literature. Pratchett was also interested in literature, computers, astronomy, and natural history (he collected carnivorous plants). He was a noted humanist, being awarded Humanist of the Year by the British Humanist Association in 2013, for his campaign to fund research into Alzheimers and his public contribution to the euthanasia debate. Pratchett died in 2015 after a long and well-documented struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Sources:
terrypratchettbooks.com (accessed: September 13, 2019).
‘BHA mourns patron Terry Pratchett’, British Humanist Association (accessed: September 13, 2019).
Bio prepared by Selene Patterson, Victoria University of Wellington, selenerosepatterson@gmail.com
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