John Gill

John Gill was a noted human historian during the 23rd century. He unfortunately died on Ekos in 2268.

In his work for the Federation, John Gill developed the Cultural Dynamicism Chart. (Starfleet Dynamics)

In 2261, Professor Gill was assigned as a cultural observer on the planet Ekos. He saw the suffering of the Ekosians, and decided to violate the Prime Directive and manage the society to mirror Nazi Germany, so that they could become more efficient, while pronouncing himself Fuhrer.

While the plan worked at first, Gill's second-in-command, Melakon drugged Gill and seized full control, and began practising the evils that the Nazi's performed on Earth in the 20th century and began torturing and murdering Zeons.

When the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) visited the planet in 2268, they discovered that Ekos was preparing to invade Zeon. Fortunately, Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Spock and Dr. Leonard H. McCoy were able to revive Gill and get him to call off the invasion, and denounce Melakon. Unfortunately, Gill was killed by Melakon, before he was arrested. (TOS novelization: "Patterns of Force", Star Trek 12).