No, Kilgore Trout was the literary invention of Kurt Vonnegut.
RE: Kilgore Tout / Philp K Dick
Understood about him being Vonnegut’s Character but also
Understood - Philip K Dick and Vonnegut were friends and the inspiration of the character named Kilgore Trout in Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions
And “Who is Kilgore Trout” an extension of another famous book that asks “Who is John Galt”
Am I wrong? was told this years ago. I owned a bookstore that attracted many well read people where I was given these tid bits of supposed truth
Philip Jose Farmer was given permission to write under the Vonnegut nom di plume of Kilgore Trout.
you might want to check out “ venus on the half shell” by Trout (farmer)
it is the piece that ‘Hitchhikers Guide’ was blatantly stolen from...
hilarious....I highly recommend it....for what that is worth.