Charles Fort

Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold well and are still in print. His work continues to inspire admirers, who refer to themselves as "Forteans", and has influenced some aspects of science fiction.

This article is about the American writer, and source of the term "Fortean". For other uses, see Charles Fort (disambiguation).

Charles Hoy Fort
Fort in 1920
Born
Charles Hoy Fort

(1874-08-06)August 6, 1874
Albany, New York, US
DiedMay 3, 1932(1932-05-03) (aged 57)
The Bronx, New York City, US
OccupationAnomalistics researcher
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Fort's collections of scientific anomalies, including The Book of the Damned (1919), influenced numerous science-fiction writers with their skepticism and as sources of ideas. "Fortean" phenomena are events which seem to challenge the boundaries of accepted scientific knowledge, and the Fortean Times (founded as The News in 1973 and renamed in 1976) investigates such phenomena.

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