M. A. R. Barker
M. A. R. Barker | |
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| Born | Phillip Barker November 2, 1929 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2012 (aged 82) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Pen name | Randolph D. Calverhall |
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| Period | 1949–2012 |
| Genre | Linguistics, role-playing games, fantasy, science fantasy |
Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker (born Phillip Barker; November 2, 1929 – March 16, 2012) was an American linguist who was professor of Urdu and South Asian Studies and created one of the first roleplaying games, Empire of the Petal Throne. He wrote several fantasy/science fantasy novels based in his associated world setting of Tékumel.
Between 1990 and 2002, he was a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the Journal of Historical Review, which advocated Holocaust denial. In 1991 he published a neo-Nazi novel, Serpent's Walk, under the pseudonym Randolph D. Calverhall.