Fitz James O'Brien
October 25, 1826 – April 06, 1862
Place of Birth:
Cork, Ireland
Place of Death:
Cumberland, Maryland
Fitz James O'Brien (also spelled Fitz-James; 25 October 1826 – 6 April 1862) was an Irish-American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet often cited as an early writer of science fiction.