Barker, Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman
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- Summary
- Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker 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. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5]
- Born
- 1930-11-03 [2]
- 1929-11-03 [5]
- Birth Place
- Spokane, Wash. [2]
- Spokane [5]
- Died
- 2012-03-16 [2][5]
- Death Place
- Minneapolis (Minn.) [3]
- Minneapolis [5]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- linguist [5]
- novelist [5]
- board game designer [5]
- writer [5]
- science fiction writer [5]
- role-playing game designer [5]
- Employer
- McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies [5]
- Panjab University [5]
- University of Minnesota [5]
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley [5]
- University of Washington [5]
- Country of Education
- United States [5]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. Wikidata
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