Frederick D. Wilhelmsen (18 May 1923 — 21 May 1996) was an American Catholic philosopher known for his explication and advancement of the Thomistic tradition.
His time there was interrupted by World War II and he served as an army medic for three years.
[citation needed] He also was a founding editor of Triumph, a Roman Catholic monthly that sought the sacralization of American society and organized the first anti-abortion rally in the United States.
[3] Wilhelmsen enjoyed a lively friendship and correspondence with Marshall McLuhan, who spent time at the University of Dallas in the 1970s.
Wilhelmsen was reportedly uneasy about the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, but accepted them and continued to support the Church.