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A Short Biography of L. Ron Hubbard

Author Name:

L. Ron Hubbard

Born As:

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard

Other Names:

Born:

13 Mar 1911

Died:

24 Feb 1986




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Science fiction writer and creator of Scientology                          
Selected Works:

Novels:

Under the Black Ensign - 1935
Buckskin Brigades - 1937
Slaves of Sleep - 1939
Ultimate Adventure the - 1939
Final Blackout - 1940
Indigestible Triton the - 1940
The Automagic Horse - 1940 published - 1994
Death's Deputy - 1948
Return to Tomorrow - 1950
The Masters of Sleep - 1948
The Kingslayer - 1949
Fear - 1951
Typewriter in the Sky - 1951
Return to Tomorrow - 1954
The Ultimate Adventure - 1970
Ole Doc Methuselah - 1953
Seven Steps to the Arbiter - 1975
Battlefield Earth - 1982
Mission Earth 1. The Invaders Plan - 1985
Mission Earth 2. Black Genesis - 1986
Mission Earth 3. The Enemy Within - 1986
Mission Earth 4. An Alien Affair - 1986
Mission Earth 5. Fortune of Fear - 1986
Mission Earth 6. Death Quest - 1986
Mission Earth 7. Voyage of Vengeance - 1987
Mission Earth 8. Disaster - 1987
Mission Earth 9. Villainy Victorious - 1987
Mission Earth 10. The Doomed Planet - 1987
Ai! Pedrito! When Intelligence Goes Wrong - 1998
Very Strange Trip a - 1999

Short fiction:

The Dangerous Dimension Astounding Science Fiction - 1938
The Tramp - Part 1 Astounding Science Fiction - 1938
The Tramp - Part 2 Astounding Science Fiction - 1938
The Tramp - Part 3 Astounding Science Fiction - 1938
General Swamp C.I.C. - Part 1 Astounding Science Fiction - 1939 - as Frederick Engelhardt
General Swamp C.I.C. - Part 2 Astounding Science Fiction Sep 1939 - as Frederick Engelhardt
This Ship Kills! Astounding Science Fiction November 1939 - as Frederick Engelhardt
Danger in the Dark Unknown - 1939
The Ghoul Unknown - 1939
Vanderdecken Unknown - 1939 - as Frederick Engelhardt
The Professor Was a Thief Astounding Science Fiction February 1940
Final Blackout - Part 1 Astounding Science Fiction - 1940
Final Blackout - Part 2 Astounding Science Fiction - 1940
Final Blackout - Part 3 Astounding Science Fiction - 1940
The Kraken Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1940 - as Frederick Engelhardt
Fear Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1940
The Idealist Astounding Science Fiction - 1940 - as Kurt von Rachen
The Kilkenny Cats Astounding Science Fiction - 1940 - as Kurt von Rachen
The Devil's Rescue Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1940
One Was Stubborn Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1940 - as Rene La Fayette
Typewriter in the Sky - Part 1 Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1940
Typewriter in the Sky - Part 2 Unknown Fantasy Fiction -  1940
The Traitor Astounding Science Fiction January 1941 - as Kurt von Rachen
History Class 2133 A.D. Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1941 - as Frederick Engelhardt
The Crossroads Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1941
The Mutineers Astounding Science Fiction - 1941 - as Kurt von Rachen
The Case of the Friendly Corpse Unknown Fantasy Fiction - 1941
Borrowed Glory Unknown Worlds - 1941
The Last Drop Astonishing Stories - 1941 - with L. Sprague de Camp
The InvadersAstounding Science Fiction - 1942
The Rebels Astounding Science Fiction - 1942 - as Kurt von Rachen
He Didn't Like Cats Unknown Worlds - 1942
The Room Unknown Worlds - 1942
Strain Astounding Science Fiction - 1942
The Slaver Astounding Science Fiction - 1942
Space Can Astounding Science Fiction - 1942
The Beast Astounding Science Fiction - 1942
The Great Secret Science Fiction Stories - 1943
The End Is Not Yet - Part 1 Astounding Science Fiction - 1947
The End Is Not Yet - Part 2 Astounding Science Fiction - 1947
The End Is Not Yet - Part 3 Astounding Science Fiction - 1947
Ole Doc Methuselah Astounding Science Fiction - 1947 - as René Lafayette
The Expensive Slaves Astounding Science Fiction - 1947 - as René Lafayette
Her Majesty's Aberration Astounding Science Fiction - 1948 - as René Lafayette
The Obsolete Weapon Astounding Science Fiction - 1948
The Great Air Monopoly Astounding Science Fiction - 1948 - as René Lafayette
When Shadows Fall Startling Stories July 1948
240000 Miles Straight Up Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1948
Forbidden Voyage Startling Stories - 1949 - as René Lafayette
The Magnificent Failure Startling Stories - 1949 - as René Lafayette
Plague!  Astounding Science Fiction - 1949 - as René Lafayette
The Conroy Diary Astounding Science Fiction May 1949 - as René Lafayette
The Incredible Destination Startling Stories - as René Lafayette
A Sound Investment Astounding Science Fiction - 1949 - as René Lafayette
The Unwilling Hero Startling Stories - 1949 - as René Lafayette
A Matter of Matter Astounding Science Fiction - 1949
Beyond the Black Nebula Startling Stories - 1949 - as Rene LaFayete
The Automagic Horse Astounding Science Fiction - 1949
The Planet Makers Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1949
The Emperor of the Universe Startling Stories - 1949 - as René Lafayette
A Can of Vacuum Astounding Science Fiction -  1949
The Last Admiral Startling Stories - 1950 - as René Lafayette
Beyond All Weapons Super Science Stories - 1950
Ole Mother Methuselah Astounding Science Fiction - 1950 - as René Lafayette
Greed Astounding Science Fiction - 1950
Battling Bolto Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1950
The Final Enemy Super Science Stories - 1950
Tough Old Man Startling Stories - 1950

Scientology and Dianetics:

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health New York - 1950
Child Dianetics. Dianetic Processing for Children Wichita Kansas - 1951
Notes on the Lectures Parts of transcripts and notes from a series of lectures given in Los Angeles California  - 1950 
Scientology 8-8008 Phoenix Arizona - 1952
Dianetics 55! Phoenix Arizona  - 1954
Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science Phoenix Arizona - 1955
The Creation of Human Ability - 1955
Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought Washington DC - 1956 
The Problems of Work Washington DC - 1956
Have You Lived Before This Life East Grinstead Sussex - 1960
Scientology: A New Slant on Life East Grinstead Sussex - 1965
The Volunteer Minister's Handbook Los Angeles - 1976
Research and Discovery Series a chronological series collecting Hubbard's lectures. Vol 1 Copenhagen - 1980
The Way to Happiness Los Angeles - 1981                          
Mother Ledora May Hubbard
Father  Harry Ross Hubbard
First wife Margaret Grubb, two children, L. Ron, Jr. - also known as Ronald DeWolf and Katherine May.
Second wife Sara Northrup, one daughter Alexis.
While still married to his second  wife, he married a third wife.
Third wife Mary Sue Whipp, four children,  Diana, Quentin, Suzette, and Arthur.

Quientin commited suicide, harrassed by christians becasue he was homosexual.
                          
Creator of Scientology.                          
L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in Camden, New Jersey in 1953.

L. Ron Hubbard moved to England where he supervised the growing organization from Saint Hill Manor near the Sussex town of East Grinstead, a Georgian manor house once owned by the Maharajah of Jaipur which Hubbard purchased in 1959. This became the world headquarters of Scientology.

Hubbard claimed that Dianetics could cure physical illnesses and increase intelligence. In his introduction to Dianetics, Hubbard called his discoveries "a milestone for Man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his inventions of the wheel and the arch".

Church members were expected to pay fixed donation rates for courses, auditing, books and E-meters, all of which proved very lucrative for the Church, which paid emoluments directly to Hubbard and his family.

"Fair Game" was introduced by Hubbard as a policy against people or groups that "actively seeks to suppress or damage Scientology or a Scientologist by Suppressive Acts." He defined it as: ENEMY — SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.

The Times, a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom, claimed in 2009 that British diplomats exposed Hubbard as "a fraud" in the 1970s.