Professor M. A. R. Barker dead at 83

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Retired University of Minnesota Professor and Department Chair, author, and Tékumel creator Professor M. A. R. Barker dead at 83

Fulbright Scholar, linguist, and accomplished academic was also a popular science fiction author who helped inspire the creators of Dungeons and Dragons

Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 16, 2012: Professor Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman (MAR) Barker, known to his friends as “Phil,” died peacefully in home hospice on March 16, 2012 with his wife Ambereen Barker at his side. More