Frantz Fanon, a renowned philosopher, psychiatrist, and revolutionary author from Martinique, died on December 6, 1961 at the age of 36. Born on July 20, 1925, Fanon was a trailblazer in many fields, and an influential political writer and activist. An advocate for decolonization, Fanon's works were hugely influential in the field of post-colonial studies and in anti-colonial activism. His most well-known works include the 1952 book Black Skin, White Masks, and his final work A Dying Colonialism, published in 1959, among other works of prose and poetry he wrote. A psychiatrist and philosopher, Fanon's powerful and groundbreaking theories on the effects of colonialism on the psychology of the colonized and oppressed reverberated throughout the world in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Fanon's works greatly influenced and informed several generations of activists and scholars whose goal is to grapple with the effects of systemic oppression and create a better world. His legacy continues to inspire those seeking to uncover and challenge systemic oppression, both in post-colonial studies and beyond. Fanon will remain forever remembered as one of the most influential and skillful post-colonial theorists of the 20th century.