Barker, M.A.R.

Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker (born Phillip Barker November 3, 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, as well as a neo-Nazi novel that was published under a pseudonym in 1991.