John Anthony West

John Anthony West
Born(1932-07-09)July 9, 1932
DiedFebruary 6, 2018(2018-02-06) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Known forSphinx water erosion hypothesis, studies of the Dogon people

John Anthony West (July 9, 1932 – February 6, 2018) was an American author and lecturer and a proponent of the Sphinx water erosion hypothesis. His early career was as a copywriter in Manhattan and science-fiction writer. He received a Hugo Award Honorable Mention in 1962. After recovering from cancer, West died from pneumonia at the age of 85.