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Louis Russell "Russ" Chauvenet (February 12, 1920 - June 24, 2003) was one of the founders of science fiction fandom, as an early member of Boston's Stranger Club. He coined the word fanzine and was for many years a member of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA).

Professionally, Chauvenet worked with computers as a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense from 1948 until his retirement.

In addition to his involvement in science fiction fandom, Chauvenet was a dedicated chess player, and was the US Amateur Champion in 1959. He was also an enthusiastic sailor who built his own Windmill class sailboat and participated in regattas.


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