Donald J. Sobol, of 87 years, a popular author of "Encyclopedia Brown" mystery series for children, died of natural causes Wednesday at Miami, said his son John.
Sobol series with amateur detective Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, who would unravel the mysteries of the premises with the help of his encyclopaedic knowledge of events large and small.
The book, published in early 1960, became points in classrooms and libraries across the country.
Have been translated into 12 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Sobol has received an Edgar Award from Mystery Writers of America.
The Encyclopedia Brown books also had a friend of Brown and detective partner, Kimball tough, athletic Sally.
This year marks the 50 anniversary of the Encyclopedia Brown series. The latest adventure of Donald Sobol Encyclopedia Brown, "Encyclopedia Brown and the football event of the system" will be published in October, according to a statement by Penguin.
Sobol was born October 4, 1924, in New York. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and graduated from Oberlin College.
He then worked as an editor at the New York Sun, where he became a journalist. His first book, Encyclopedia Brown was laid off two dozen times before publication, said his son.
In 1958, he became a journalist union Sobol success with his "two minutes in Mystery" series, published before "Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective" five years later.
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