Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 - September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years--from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led.

From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy and its sister