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Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology.A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques.
[2] [3] [4] The Hubbard family was Methodist, though L. Ron would later describe his grandfather as a "devout atheist". [5] When Ron was two, the family moved from Nebraska to Montana. [6] Hubbard's father worked as a manager and bookkeeper, first for a local theater [7] and later for a coal company owned by his father-in-law. [2]
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American pulp fiction author.He wrote in a wide variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, adventure fiction, aviation, travel, mystery, western, and romance.
[2]: 8 Harry Ross Hubbard was an orphan, born Henry August Wilson in August 1886, who had been adopted by an Iowa farming couple by the name of Hubbard. The couple changed his given names to Harry Ross. [2]: 11 However, contemporary records show that his grandfather, Lafayette Waterbury, was a veterinarian, not a rancher, and was not wealthy ...
Ronald Edward "Ron" DeWolf (born Lafayette Ronald Hubbard Jr.; May 7, 1934 – September 16, 1991), also known as "Nibs" Hubbard, was the eldest child of Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard by his first wife Margaret Louise Grubb. He was highly critical of his father and of the Church of Scientology.
Shannon Hubbard, 35, of Brewster, and her two children, a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl, were eventually pulled from the burning building, according to NYSP.
That night, L. Ron Hubbard, accompanied by Foundation staffers Frank Dessler and Richard De Mille, kidnap Hubbard's year-old daughter Alexis and wife Sara. Hubbard attempted unsuccessfully to find a doctor to examine Sara and declare her insane. [6]: 117 He let Sara go but took Alexis to Havana, Cuba.
Aug. 12—As officials continue to search for a man suspected in a Lafayette murder and attempted murder, police have also been investigating his family members for reportedly helping him flee to ...