Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams(March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001) was a British comic writer whose works satirised contemporary life through a luckless protagonist who deals ineptly with societal forces beyond his control. Adams is best known for the mock science-fiction series known collectively as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as well as his satirisation of the detective-story genre Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.