(1920— October 6, 2001)
Co-founder of PSFS in 1934. Beginning in 1939, he published sf under the pseudonym Lee Gregor. He also published the fanzines Milt's Mag and Plenum from 1939-1950. He attended the First Convention in 1936, and was a member of the Washington Worry-Warts. He was a member of FAPA and part of the Brain Trust, the Order of Dagon, and the Philadelphia Blitzkrieg, chaired the Big Pond Fund, went on the Widneride, and spoke up for Yngvi and was deep in the fannish wars over Michelism and the Wollheimists, though he tried to avoid the feuding part. At one point he tried to attend every convention held in the US. He edited the National Fantasy Fan right after the War.
Not only a fan and a published author, Rothman was a nuclear physicist. Rothman chaired Philadelphia worldcons in both 1947 and 1953, the latter being the first convention to present the Hugo Awards. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Millennium Philcon. In 1998, he was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame and was the fan guest of honor at Bucconeer.
