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My Take
I find Hubbard one of the most genuinely puzzling figures in this database. As a pulp writer he was a machine, churning out science fiction and fantasy at a pace few could match, and that storytelling engine clearly never switched off — it eventually produced Dianetics and the organization of Scientology, making him one of the twentieth century's most contested figures. The 1994 Ig Nobel Prize attached a wry footnote to his legacy. My take: whatever you conclude about the movement he founded, his life is a striking case study in how narrative talent, ambition, and belief can fuse into something far larger and stranger than fiction.
Overview
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored the pseudoscientific book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- L. Ron Hubbard
- Name (Japanese)
- L・ロン・ハバード
- Reading
- L・ろん・はばーど
- Born
- March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Tilden, Nebraska, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / novelist / musician / writer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Queen Anne High School
- University
- George Washington University
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Ig Nobel Prize
- 1989 Cosmos 2000 Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Mission Earth | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.