Alexei Panshin

Alexei Panshin (August 14, 1940 – August 21, 2022) was an American writer. He wrote the 1968 Nebula Award–winning novel "Rite of Passage" and the 1990 Hugo Award–winning study of science fiction "The World Beyond the Hill". Panshin was born in Lansing, Michigan. He was also a well known critic of science fiction novels.
Panshin died on August 21, 2022, one week after his 82nd birthday.