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Edward D. Hoch, full name Edward Dentinger Hoch (22 Feb 1930-): born in Rochester, New York; University of Rochester; U. S. Army; 1957 married Patricia A. McMahon; employed Rochester Public Library, Pocket Books (New York City), Hutchins Advertising Co. (Rochester); columnist under pseudonym R. E. Porter for "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine"; President 1982 Mystery Writers of America; winner 1968 Edgar Allan Poe Award for short story; extraordinarily prolific author of 1,000+ mystery/detective and science fiction/fantasy stories, the best known of 25+ series being the Nick Velvet series. Edward D. Hoch @ MGrost In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Ho" stands for Holmium. In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Ho" stands for Edward D. Hoch! Honorable Mentions: Return to Mystery/Detective Table of Contents Return to PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS [Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post] Edward D. Hoch