Peter Tompkins
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Peter Tompkins | |
Born | April 19, 1919 |
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Died | January 24, 2007 (aged |
87 years, 280 days)
Occupation | journalist, WWII spy, & author |
Peter Tompkins (April 19, 1919 – January 24, 2007) was an American journalist, World War II OSS's spy in Rome and best-selling author.
His best known and most influential books include The Secret Life of Plants published in 1973, Secrets of the Great Pyramid, reprinted in paperback in 1997, and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids published in 1976. He is the father of author Ptolemy Tompkins.