赫·乔·韦尔斯（H.G. Wells, 1866-1946），英国小说家，社会这家、历史学家。他先在伦敦皇家学院师从赫胥黎学习生物学，后于1888年毕业于伦敦大学。1895年出版的科幻小说《时间机器》使他一举成名。该书以奇特的情节和夸张的手法，讽刺资本主义社会的丑恶现象。其后他又发表了一系列的科幻小说，包括著名的《国际战争》《神食》《首先登上月球的人们》等，预言了科学对人类产生重要作用的同时也给人类带来了可怕的灾难，使人们意识到20世纪技术世界的希望一危险同在。1920年发表的100万字的巨著《世界史纲：生物和人类的简明史》，奠定了他作为历史学家的地位。从30年代开始，他积极投身政治，见过罗斯福和斯大林。因此，他生前被认为是有创造性的艺术家，对未来的预言家和积极的社会改革家。

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