{"ok":true,"data":{"id":"DGP-R3HS6HKFXDMZ","type":"person","kind":"public_figure","name":"John Varley","slug":"john-varley","aliases":["John Herbert Varley"],"photo":{"url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Varley_(cropped).jpg?width=360","credit":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Varley_(cropped).jpg"},"headline":"American science fiction author (1947–2025)","summary":"John Varley was an American science fiction author (1947–2025). Born 1947 in Austin.","location":{"country":"US","country_name":"United States"},"functions":["media"],"education":[{"institution":{"name":"Nederland High School"}},{"institution":{"id":"DGC-NKF81EHFWN1D","name":"Michigan State University"}}],"expertise":["literature","science fiction literature","science fiction short story","science fiction novel"],"languages":["English"],"achievements":{"awards":[{"name":"Nebula Award for Best Novella","year":1979},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Novella","year":1979},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Novelette","year":1979},{"name":"Hugo Award for Best Novella","year":1979},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel","year":1980},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Novella","year":1982},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Short Story","year":1982},{"name":"Hugo Award for Best Short Story","year":1982},{"name":"Nebula Award for Best Novella","year":1985},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Novella","year":1985},{"name":"Hugo Award for Best Novella","year":1985},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Collection","year":1987},{"name":"Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story","year":1987},{"name":"Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story","year":1992},{"name":"Hayakawa Award"},{"name":"Prix Tour-Apollo Award","year":1980},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Collection","year":1979},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Collection","year":1981},{"name":"Locus Award for Best Collection","year":2005}]},"public_life":{"born":{"date":"1947-08-09","place":"Austin"},"died":{"date":"2025-12-10","place":"Beaverton"},"citizenship":["United States"],"occupations":["writer","novelist","screenwriter","author"]},"web":{"social":[{"kind":"Website","url":"https://varley.net/"},{"kind":"Wikipedia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Varley_(author)"}]},"visibility":"public","index":true,"identifiers":{"wikidata":"Q504805"},"quality":{"overall":"gold","sections":{"career":"silver","achievements":"silver","public_life":"gold"}},"sources":[{"name":"Wikidata","as_of":"2026-10-03","note":"Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)"},{"name":"Wikimedia Commons","note":"Photo, see the file page for licence"}],"updated":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z","url":"https://datagalactica.com/person/DGP-R3HS6HKFXDMZ/john-varley"},"meta":{"api":"v1","standard":"Galactica Entity Standard v1","docs":"https://datagalactica.com/api","note":"Contact fields are masked (only a full-data key with the contacts scope adds an unmasked contact object). Bronze means one unconfirmed source and may be a different real-world entity; prefer the higher grade when names collide. Cite the Galactica ID and the page url."}}