Robert F. Marx

Robert F. Marx (December 8, 1936 – July 4, 2019) was an American pioneer in scuba diving, a prolific author, and was best known for his work as an avocational marine archaeologist. Over his career, he discovered over 5000 shipwrecks in over 60 countries. Although some accused him of treasure hunting, fellow avocational archeologist E. Lee Spence described Marx as the “true father of underwater archaeology”. Marx also helped write UNESCO legislation regarding shipwrecks.
Marx wrote extensively about the concept of White gods. Marx came to the conclusion that White Gods “figure in almost every indigenous culture in the Americas”.