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Alfred Walter Stewart
AuthorBooks · Second hand1880-1947
Alfred Walter Stewart was a British chemist and part-time novelist who wrote twenty seven detective novels and a pioneering science fiction work between 1923 and 1947 under the pseudonym of JJ Connington. His most prominent protagonist was Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield, who first appeared in his novel Murder in the Maze (1927).
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Birth
1880
Death
1947
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Alfred Walter Stewart balanced his brilliant career as a chemistry professor with a prolific side as a novelist.
Under the pseudonym J. J. Connington, he published seventeen mystery novels and a pioneering work of science fiction.
His most iconic character, Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield, became a benchmark in detective fiction.
Born in Glasgow, Stewart built a solid academic career at renowned universities including Glasgow, Marburg, and London.
Beyond his fiction, he was a respected author of scientific treatises, notably his work Recent advances in organic chemistry.