Frederick Julius Pohl (August 18, 1889 – February 21, 1991) was a prolific playwright, literary critic, editor and book writer. He is best known for his books espousing speculative and controversial historical theories of

Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories are speculative theories which propose that possible visits to the Americas, possible interactions with the indigenous peoples of the Americas, or both, were made by people from Africa, Asia, Europe, ...

by Europeans, including the

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and others. Pohl was the husband of playwright/author Josephine McIlvain Pollitt (October 15, 1890 - August 1978; married Frederick in May 1926)''Amherst Graduates' Quarterly'', Vol 16, Amherst College, 1926. and later Loretta M. Baker (née Champagne, 1906 - April 27, 2002; married Frederick in 1980). He graduated from

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in 1911 and from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1914 with a Master of Arts.

Other works

* Cook, F. A., ed., ''Return from the Pole'' (

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: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951).
''Amerigo Vespucci: Pilot Major''
(New York: Octagon Books, 1966). * ''Like to the Lark: The Early Years of Shakespeare'' (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972). * ''William Shakespeare: A Biography'' (

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: Dupont Books, 1983). * ''The New Columbus'' (Rochester, NY: Dupont Books, 1986).

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