Premise: Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.
Hypothesis: Robert Ervin Howard created the fictional universe of "Star Wars", the Star Wars character "Yoda" was inspired by Robert Ervin Howard.