L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard March 13 1911 January 24 1986 was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories and the founder of the Church of Scientology In 1950 Hubbard authored Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics In 1952 Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings and he subsequently founded Scientology Thereafter Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization Hubbard was cited by Smithsonian magazine as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all time Description above from the Wikipedia article L Ron Hubbard licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia