Sir Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C Clarke:
Basic Biographical Information

“ 

I don’t pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about. ”

– Arthur C Clarke

Born:

1917 Dec 16, Minehead, Somerset, England, UK

Died:

2008 March 19, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Parents:

Charles Wright Clarke (Lt. Royal Engineers Corps; Farmer) & Nora Mary (nee Willis)

Married:

Marilyn Mayfield 1953; divorced 1964

Formal Education:

Huish's Grammar School, Taunton, 1927-36

King's College London, 1946-48 (B.Sc., First Class, Physics & Mathematics)

Lived:

Lived in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) from 1956 to 2008

Became Sri Lanka’s first 'Resident Guest' (long-term visa status) in 1975

Note:

Clarke never became a citizen of Sri Lanka; he always remained a British citizen.