Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (1920 - 1986)

Born 8 Oct 1920 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Beverly Ann Stuart — married 20 Jun 1946 in Seattle, Washington

Died 11 Feb 1986 at age 65 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

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Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (8 Oct 1920 – 11 Feb 1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer.

The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics and power. Dune itself is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time and the series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.

Sources

• Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CT4-332D : 31 December 2020), Frank Herbert, 1920.

• United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3M-YLZ : accessed 14 June 2022), Frank Herbert in household of Frank Herbert, Des Moines, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 265, sheet 8A, line 26, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2489; FHL microfilm 2,342,223.

• Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZV-K245 : 22 July 2021), Frank Herbert and Flora L Parkinson, 1941.

• Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8S6-2TX : 8 January 2022), Francis Patrick Herbert, 1986.

• United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBQQ-KQ3 : 11 January 2021), Frank Herbert, Feb 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52106454/frank-herbert : accessed 22 June 2022), memorial page for Frank Herbert (8 Oct 1920–11 Feb 1986), Find A Grave: Memorial #52106454, ; Maintained by Find a Grave Cremated, who reports a Ashes given to family..

See also:

• Frank Herbert on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia