Frederick Manfred

Frederick Manfred
BornFrederick Feikes Feikema VII
(1912-01-06)January 6, 1912
Doon, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1994(1994-09-07) (aged 82)
Luverne, Minnesota, U.S.
Pen nameFeike Feikema
OccupationNovelist
GenreWestern
Notable worksLord Grizzly
ChildrenFreya Manfred

Frederick Feikema Manfred (January 6, 1912 – September 7, 1994) was an American writer of Westerns, very much connected to his native region: the American Midwest, and the prairies of the West. He named the area where the borders of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska meet "Siouxland."