| Intro | South African author |
| A.K.A. | I. O. Evans, Idrisyn O. Evans |
| Was |
Writer Editor Translator Civil servant Politician |
| From | South Africa |
| Type |
Journalism Literature Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 November 1894, Bloemfontein, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa |
| Death |
13 February 1977 (aged 82 years) |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894 – 1977) was a South African-born editor and author. He lived in the UK from an early age, and was a UK civil servant from 1912. He retired in 1956, but continued working as an editor.
Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne. He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions. In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.
Works
Fiction
- Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria (1944)
- The Heavens Declare: A Story of Galileo Scientist-Astronomer (1949)
- Strange Devices: A Story of the Siege of Syracuse (1950)
- The Coming of a King; A Story of the Stone Age (1950)
Non-fiction
- The World of Tomorrow – A Junior Book of Forecasts (1933)
- Inventors of the World (1962)
- Jules Verne and his Work (1965)
Works as editor
- Anthology of Armageddon (1935)
- Jules Verne – Master of Science Fiction (1956)
- Science Fiction through the Ages (1966) – two volumes