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Tyler, Theodore

Pseudonym of US author Edward William Ziegler (1930-1993) for The Man Whose Name Wouldn't Fit; Or, the Case of Cartwright-Chickering (1968), a Satire set in a Near Future Dystopia; the action revolves around a Computer's inability to process the protagonist's full name, Arthur Duane Cartwright-Chickering, causing him to be fired. [JC]

Edward William Ziegler

born New York: 12 July 1930

died 1993

works

• The Man Whose Name Wouldn't Fit; Or, the Case of Cartwright-Chickering (Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1968) [hb/Diane Whitebay]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 04:07 am on 14 May 2026.
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