It's pronounced Van Vote
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In 1994, author Isaac Walwyn [met Van Vogt][1] at a science fiction book signing event.
I've quoted him directly;

> *It was also at this time that I learned how to pronounce his name: **he
> was telling someone that the "G" in "Vogt" was silent, making it sound
> identical to "vote."** But by and large he did very little talking. He
> seemed very happy to be there, though, and when my turn came, shook my
> hand with a smile.*

![AE Van Vogt][2]


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Additionally, [Randall Garrett][3] published a poem with the following title: "**How to pronounce van Vogt**" which was produced for the [Omniumgathum][4], a vanity print of short prose and poems intended for the sci-fi writers community. 

It was later reproduced in [Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine][5] which regularly carried stories by Van Vogt.

![How to pronounce van Vogt][7]

Randall Garrett had met van Vogt on numerous occasions by this point and his poem clearly indicates the correct answer; **Vogt to rhyme with wrote and mote** (or as [Wikipedia][6] has it, /vænvoʊt/;).

  [1]: http://www.icshi.net/sevagram/articles/impressions.php#top
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/jwW5s.jpg
  [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Garrett
  [4]: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Omniumgathum-Bacon-Jonathan-Troyanovich-Steve-Editors/920257517/bd
  [5]: http://www.icshi.net/sevagram/biblio/how-pronounce.php
  [6]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._van_Vogt
  [7]: https://i.sstatic.net/tykTO.png