Donald J. Sobol is an award-winning writer living in Miami, Florida. He is best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series. Born in New York City, Sobol is the son of Ira J. and Ida (Gelula) Sobol. Donald attended the NYC Ethical Culture Fieldston School and graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942. Sobol served with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater.

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  • Donald J. Sobol is an award-winning writer living in Miami, Florida. He is best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series. Born in New York City, Sobol is the son of Ira J. and Ida (Gelula) Sobol. Donald attended the NYC Ethical Culture Fieldston School and graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942. Sobol served with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater. Following the war, he attended Oberlin College, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He also attended the New School of Social Research. He started his professional career as a copy boy for the New York Sun, eventually working his way up to reporter. In 1949, he took a job at the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. After a brief stint as a buyer at Macy's in New York, he moved to Florida and started writing full time. He started writing the syndicated series Two-Minute Mysteries in 1959, starring criminologist Dr. Haledjian. It proved very popular and ran for more than ten years. In 1963, he started writing the Encyclopedia Brown series, featuring amateur sleuth Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown. Compared to Two-Minute Mysteries which features crimes as serious as murder, the Encyclopedia Brown books are more juvenile-oriented, often deal with matters such as pranks or petty theft. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown titles have never been out of print and have been translated into twelve languages. In 1975, the Mystery Writers of America honored Sobol and his Encyclopedia Brown series with a Special Edgar Award. In 2007, Sobol released a new Encyclopedia Brown book, Encyclopedia Brown Cracks The Case. Sobol has written more than 65 books. In addition to the books he has written for children, Sobol has also written a number of nonfiction books on topics ranging from history to investing. He has also written and contributed to magazines under a variety of pen names. His manuscripts are stored at the University of Minnesota, in the Kerlan Collection.
  • ドナルド・J・ソボル（Donald J. Sobol, 1924年10月4日 - ）は、アメリカ合衆国フロリダ州マイアミ在住の児童文学・推理作家。『Encyclopedia Brown』（『百科事典ブラウン』、邦題『少年たんていブラウン』）で知られる。 ニューヨークにてアイラ・J・ソボルとアイダ（ジェルラ）ソボル夫妻の子として生まれる。 ニューヨーク市のフィールドソン校を1942年に卒業。第二次世界大戦中は陸軍工兵隊員としてヨーロッパ戦線で従軍。戦後にオベリン大学を卒業、「New School of Social Research」にて学んだ。 卒業後は『ニューヨーク・サン』紙で校閲担当を務めたが、記者を志してロングアイランドのデイリーニューズ紙に転職、2年勤めた。さらにメイシーズでバイヤーをしたのち、フロリダ州に落ち着いて作家生活に入った。 作家としてのキャリアは1959年の『Two Minute Mysteries』（邦題『2分間ミステリ』）から始まった。1963年、最もよく知られている作品『Encyclopedia Brown』の執筆を開始。本作は世界の12の言語に翻訳されている。 執筆作品は65本を越える。子ども向けのものがほとんどだが、ノンフィクションの分野においても著名。雑誌にもペンネームで編集協力したりしている。 著作を収蔵した「カーラン文庫」がミネソタ大学にある。
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  • Donald J. Sobol is an award-winning writer living in Miami, Florida. He is best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series. Born in New York City, Sobol is the son of Ira J. and Ida (Gelula) Sobol. Donald attended the NYC Ethical Culture Fieldston School and graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942. Sobol served with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater.
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