Frank Gasperik
Frank Gasperik was an author, writer, songwriter and filk singer.
Frank appeared as a character in several science fiction novels including Lucifer's Hammer, Footfall and Fallen Angels, all by the writing team of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. He maintained a close friendship with Niven and Pournelle throughout their careers, serving as Pournelle's editorial assistant on his Byte column. He also co-wrote a story, "Janesfort War", with Leslie Fish that was published Pournelle's War World collection, CoDominium: Revolt on War World.