British writer George Griffith was born #OTD in 1857.
He was active mainly in the science fiction genre—or as it was known at the time, scientific romance—in particular writing many future-war stories and playing a significant role in shaping that emerging subgenre. He was a contemporary of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, and his works contributed to the development of the science fiction genre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Griffith
Books by George Griffith at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8557