Gary Gygax

Ernest Gary Gygax
Gygax at Gen Con Indy 2007
Born	(1938-07-27)July 27, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	March 4, 2008(2008-03-04) (aged 69) Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Occupation	writer, game designer
Nationality	United States
Period	1971–2008
Genre	role-playing games, fantasy, wargames

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) (IPA: [ˈgaj.gæks]) was an American writer and game designer. He was best known for co-creating the early role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson in 1974. Gygax is often thought of as one of the first people to make role-playing games.

Other websites

• E. Gary Gygax on IMDb
• Interviews and Q&As
  • Seth Schiesel (February 27, 2006). "Dungeon Masters in Cyberspace". New York Times.
  • Scott Lynch (May 1, 2001). "Interview with Gary Gygax". RPGnet.
  • Q&A with Gary Gygax at Dragonsfoot
  • The Ultimate Interview with Gary Gygax at thekyngdoms.com
  • Dungeons & Dragons Creator Gary Gygax Passes Away; Interview on BoingBoing Gadgets

• Obituaries
  • The Times Obituary, March 5, 2008
  • The Guardian Obituary, March 7, 2008 (Note the similarity to this Wikipedia entry)
  • Associated Press (March 4, 2008). "Dungeons & Dragons Co - Creator Dies at 69". New York Times.
  • The Economist, March 13 2008
  • Obituary and notice of release of Gygax's last novel: Infernal Sorceress, July 2, 2008