Frederick Schiller Faust (born May 29, 1892 – died May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name <a href="/c/books/credit/409800/max-brand/">Max Brand</a>. As Max Brand he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern <a href="/c/books/credit/418741/dr-kildare/">Dr. Kildare</a> in a series of pulp fiction stories.
Some of his other pseudonyms include: George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, George Evans, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, <a href="/c/books/credit/518746/george-challis/">George Challis</a>, Peter Ward and Frederick Frost.
