Idrisyn Oliver Evans (1894–1977) was an editor and writer from the Orange Free State. He lived in the UK from an early age, and was a UK civil servant from 1912. He retired in 1956, but continued working as an editor.The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1993 edition.
Evans was noted as a translator of the works of Jules Verne.“Verne's Best Friend and his Worst Enemy”: I.O. Evans and the Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne. He also wrote about inventions, and penned historical novels featuring inventions. In 1966, Evans edited a work called Science Fiction through the Ages.The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, on-line. Entryfor I. O. Evans
Works
Fiction Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria (1944) The Heavens Declare: A Story of Galileo Scientist-Astronomer (1949) Strange Devices: A Story of the Siege of Syracuse (1950) The Coming of a King; A Story of the Stone Age (1950)
Non-fiction The World of Tomorrow – A Junior Book of Forecasts (1933) Inventors of the World (1962) Jules Verne and his Work (1965) Observer's Book of Geology
Works as editor Anthology of Armageddon (1935) Jules Verne – Master of Science Fiction (1956) Science Fiction through the Ages (1966) – two volumes
References
External links The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, on-line. Entry for I. O. Evans I O Evans as a Fortean