Janet Asimov

Janet Opal Asimov (née Jeppson; August 6, 1926 – February 25, 2019), usually writing as J. O. Jeppson, was an American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst.

Janet Asimov
Janet Asimov with her husband, Isaac
BornJanet Opal Jeppson
(1926-08-06)August 6, 1926
Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 92)
New York City, U.S.
Pen nameJ. O. Jeppson
Occupation
  • Writer
  • psychiatrist
  • psychoanalyst
Education
  • Stanford University (BA)
  • New York University Medical School (MD)
  • William Alanson White Institute of Psychoanalysis
GenreScience fiction
Spouse
(m. 1973; died 1992)

She started writing children's science fiction in the 1970s. She was married to Isaac Asimov from 1973 until his death in 1992, and they collaborated on a number of science fiction books aimed at young readers, including the Norby series. She died in February 2019 at the age of 92.

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