M. A. R. Barker

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creator of fictional universe fantasy writer human linguist role-playing game designer university professor

M. A. R. Barker was an American linguist and scholar of South Asian languages who also conducted fieldwork on Native American languages and later became known for creating the fantasy world of Tékumel.

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instanceOf creator of fictional universe ⓘ
fantasy writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
linguist ⓘ
role-playing game designer ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
birthName Phillip Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ
conductedFieldworkOn Native American languages ⓘ
convertedTo Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
created Empire of the Petal Throne role-playing game setting NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tékumel NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork Indology ⓘ
South Asian languages ⓘ
fantasy worldbuilding ⓘ
linguistics ⓘ
role-playing games ⓘ
fullName Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
science fantasy ⓘ
givenName Phillip NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced early tabletop role-playing games ⓘ
inspiredBy Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
South Asian cultures ⓘ
knownFor creating the fantasy world of Tékumel ⓘ
scholarship on South Asian languages ⓘ
languagesStudied Hindi ⓘ
Pakistani languages ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ
name M. A. R. Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableWork Empire of the Petal Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tékumel NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation game designer ⓘ
linguist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
positionHeld professor of South Asian Studies ⓘ
pseudonym M. A. R. Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
settingLanguageCreated Tsolyáni NERFINISHED ⓘ
other constructed languages of Tékumel ⓘ
workLocation University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ

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