Editing Hari Seldon (section)

=== Fictional biography ===
Galactic Empire First Minister and psychohistorian Hari Seldon was born in the 10th month of the 11,988th&nbsp;year of the Galactic Era (GE) (-79&nbsp;Foundation Era (FE)) and died 12,069&nbsp;GE (1&nbsp;FE).<ref group=lower-alpha>According to the ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica (Foundation)|Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (Asimov's fictitious encyclopedia often cited in his future history novels), "It is thought that Seldon's birthdate, which some consider doubtful, may have been adjusted to match that of Cleon's" the last Galactic Emperor of the Entun Dynasty (''Prelude to Foundation'', p.&nbsp;3).</ref><ref group=lower-alpha>In Asimov's saga, the Galactic Era begins when the [[Galactic Empire (Asimov)|Galactic Empire]] is founded at an unknown date roughly 11,000&nbsp;years in the future: The timeline can be deduced from some hints Asimov dropped in his other science fiction works, including the [[Robot series|''Robot'']] and [[Galactic Empire series|''Empire'']] series.</ref>

He was born on the planet Helicon in the [[Arcturus]] sector where his father worked as a tobacco grower in a [[hydroponic]]s plant. He shows incredible mathematical abilities at a very early age.

{{Blockquote|text=HARI SELDON–… born in the 11,988th year of the Galactic Era; died 12,069. The dates are more commonly given in terms of the current Foundational Era as –79 to the year 1 F.E. Born to middle-class parents on Helicon, Arcturus sector (where his father, in a legend of doubtful authenticity, was a tobacco grower in the hydroponic plants of the planet), he showed amazing abilities in mathematics from an early age. Anecdotes concerning his ability are innumerable, and some are contradictory. At the age of two, he is said to have …|author=[[Encyclopedia Galactica (Foundation)|Encyclopedia Galactica]]|title=|source=<ref>{{Cite book|last=Asimov|first=Isaac|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2680406|title=Foundation|date=1951|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=0-385-05047-X|location=Garden City, N.Y.|oclc=2680406}}</ref>}}

He also learns [[martial arts]] on Helicon that later help him on Trantor, the principal art being Heliconian Twisting (a form seemingly equal parts [[Jujutsu|jiu-jitsu]], [[Krav Maga]], and [[submission wrestling]]). Helicon is said to be "less notable for its mathematics, and more for its martial arts" (''Prelude to Foundation''). Seldon is awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics for his work on turbulence at the University of Helicon.<ref name="Asimovprelude">{{cite book |last1=Asimov |first1=Isaac |title=Prelude to Foundation |date=1988 |isbn=9780008117481 |page=285 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |oclc=1105087464 |language=en}}</ref> There he becomes an assistant professor specializing in the mathematical analysis of social structures.<ref name="Asimovprelude" />{{rp|p. 73}} {{rp|p. 76}}

Seldon is the subject of a biography by [[Gaal Dornick]]. Seldon is Emperor [[Cleon I]]'s second and last First Minister, the first being [[Eto Demerzel]]/[[R. Daneel Olivaw]]. He is deposed as First Minister after Cleon I's assassination.

{{blockquote|Seldon, Hari— . . . found dead, slumped over desk in his office at Streeling University in 12,069 (1&nbsp;F.E.). Apparently Seldon had been working up to his last moments on psychohistorical equations; his activated Prime Radiant was discovered clutched in hand. According to Seldon’s instructions, the instrument was shipped by his colleague Gaal Dornick who had recently emigrated to Terminus. Seldon's body was jettisoned into space, also in accordance with instructions he’d left. The official memorial service on Trantor was simple, though attended. It was worth noting that Seldon’s old friend former First Minister Eto Demerzel attended the event. Demerzel had not been seen since his mysterious disappearance immediately following the Joranumite Conspiracy during the reign of Emperor Cleon&nbsp;I. Attempts by the Commission of Public Safety to locate Demerzel in the days following the Seldon memorial proved to be unsuccessful. [[Wanda Seldon]], Hari Seldon's granddaughter, did not attend the ceremony. It was rumored that she was grief-stricken and had refused all public appearances. To this day, her whereabouts from then on remain unknown. It has been said that Hari Seldon left this life as lived it, for he died with the future he created unfolding all around him.|[[Encyclopedia Galactica (Foundation)|Encyclopedia Galactica]]|title=|source=<ref>{{Cite book|last=Asimov|first=Isaac|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27267037|title=Forward the foundation|isbn=0-385-24793-1|location=New York|oclc=27267037|access-date=January 16, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327152621/https://search.worldcat.org/title/27267037|url-status=live}}</ref>}}