John Waldemar “Dr. John” Filpus (1953-2005)

John Waldemar “Dr. John” Filpus

Birth

23 Aug 1953

Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA

Death

25 Feb 2005 (aged 51)

Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Scattered near Mt Pisgah NC Add to Map

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Chemical engineer and Science Fiction Fan/Filker. After earning his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University, he worked as an Environmental Engineer in the Michigan Department of Community Health. He was an avid Science Fan, traveling to conventions all over the country, where he participated in Filksinging, with great enthusiasm, if not great talent. He was an expert in Centaur and other half human/half animal mixtures in mythology and Science Fiction. He published treatises on centaurs in Greek art and mythology and wrote centaur based fiction.

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Virginia Ann Filpus

1951–1951

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