William Moulton Marston - Overview

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Date of birth
09 May 1893
134 years ago at Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

  • William M. Marston

William Moulton Marston

William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893–May 2, 1947), also known by the pen name Charles Moulton (/ˈmoʊltən/), was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. He was also known as a self-help author and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman.

Biography

Two women, his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston and their polyamorous life partner, Olive Byrne, greatly influenced Wonder Woman's creation.

He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006.

Description above from the Wikipedia article William Moulton Marston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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