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Was a Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement. He moved to São Paulo in 1847 to s

Was a Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement. He moved to São Paulo in 1847 to study Law, but received his bacharel degree at the Faculdade de Direito de Olinda, in Pernambuco, in the year of 1851. He worked as attorney general in the city of Ouro Preto, and also as a lawyer in the cities of Diamantina and Serro.During his stay at São Paulo, he met the authors Álvares de Azevedo and Bernardo Guimarães. With them, he planned a volume of poetry called As Três Liras (in English: The Three Lyres), who ended unsuccessful. Along with those, he was a member of a club named "Sociedade Epicureia" ("Epicurean Society").

French author and journalist, was born in Bordeaux. He was successively editor of the Voltaire and o

French author and journalist, was born in Bordeaux. He was successively editor of the Voltaire and of the Echo de Paris. He wrote largely for the theatre, and also a number of novels dealing with Parisian life.

Was born in Luarca, Asturias, Spain. As a youth, she lived in Luarca with her parents, sister, and e

Was born in Luarca, Asturias, Spain. As a youth, she lived in Luarca with her parents, sister, and extended family, throughout the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939— an event that inspired her later poetry.

Was a prominent Armenian composer, awarded by Konrad Adenauer prize . He was a friend and colleague

Was a prominent Armenian composer, awarded by Konrad Adenauer prize . He was a friend and colleague of Giya Kancheli. He composed eight (completed) symphonies, an opera and several chamber works.

Was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer, academian and public activist.

Was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer, academian and public activist.

Was an Israeli writer, a playwright and literary translator; a diplomat. Prior to adopting the Hebra

Was an Israeli writer, a playwright and literary translator; a diplomat. Prior to adopting the Hebraic name in 1955, his name was Viktor Fischl; Dagan, being related to the Hebrew word dag (fish), is an approximate translation of Fischl as a diminutive of "fish".

A civil engineer and a law graduate who has profound knowledge and interest in Indian classical musi

A civil engineer and a law graduate who has profound knowledge and interest in Indian classical music. He is the first person in recent centuries to unveil and demonstrate the Sarana Chatushtai as originally suggested by Bharata Muni in the Bharata Natya Shastra which is the only way to obtain 22 srutis (notes useful to music) on a musical instrument. He started his career as an engineer with the state government of Maharashtra. Later he went into teaching civil engineering and eventually joined social work.

Was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Ukraine. He was influential in the

Was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Ukraine. He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, particularly from Russian, as well

Was an Israeli journalist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1951

Was an Israeli journalist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1949 and 1951.In the elections for the first Knesset in 1949, he won a seat on the United Religious Front list, an alliance of the four major religious parties. He lost his seat in the 1951 elections. In 1954 he left Poalei Agudat Yisrael, and later joined the National Religious Party, becoming a member of its directorate and head of its Culture and Information department.

An Indian poet. His strongly left-wing views were reflected in his poetry.He was born in Talwandi Sa

An Indian poet. His strongly left-wing views were reflected in his poetry.He was born in Talwandi Salem, Jalandhar, Punjab, growing up in the midst of Naxalite movement waged in punjab in solidarity with the peasantry and working class, poverty-stricken Punjabis, during the 1970's. He published his first book of revolutionary poems, Loh-Katha (Iron Tale) in 1970; his militant and provocative tone raised the ire of the establishment and a murder charge was hastily brought against him. He spent nearly two years in jail, before being finally acquitted.

Is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music.Abdel Karim is the first Egyptian female com

Is an Egyptian composer of contemporary classical music.Abdel Karim is the first Egyptian female composer to formally study music composition.[1] She has composed for piano, violin, choir, and orchestra, and has also written music for children.

Was a renowned Urdu short-story writer, dramatist, poet and humorist from Hyderabad, India. He was k

Was a renowned Urdu short-story writer, dramatist, poet and humorist from Hyderabad, India. He was known for his use of unique and very individualistic form of expression in his modern short stories. He has to his credit six books on modern short stories: Sai Ka Safar (1969), Teesra Mujasamma (1973), Raat Wala Ajnabi (1977), Kohe-Nida (1977), Benaam Mausamon Ka Nauha (1987) and Kuwaan Aadmi Aur Samandar (1993).

Was an Armenian prose writer, film-writer, translator and public activist.

Was an Armenian prose writer, film-writer, translator and public activist.

Is a German conductor and composer currently living in Brazil.[1] He lived in front of the famous ol

Is a German conductor and composer currently living in Brazil.[1] He lived in front of the famous old Cathedral of Ratzeburg, a well known Lutheran church.[2] It is a center of church music, and conductor and organist Neithard Bethke became the beloved teacher of the young Axel. Famous musicians like Peter Hurford or Helen Donath or the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields came to the cathedral, invited by Neithard Bethke. Later Axel studied Church Music and Conductor in Hamburg, with conductor Klauspeter Seibel and organist Heinz Wunderlich.

Was a Danish folklorist, and a pioneer in the methodical study of oral narrative.His Principles for

Was a Danish folklorist, and a pioneer in the methodical study of oral narrative.His Principles for Oral Narrative Research, recently translated by K. Wolf and J. Jensen, Bloomington, Ind., 1992, was first published (in Danish) in 1921, after Olrik's early death (Nogle grundsætninger for sagnforskning). Olrik applied his methods also on the Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, attempting to reconstruct the sources used by Saxo.

Is a Cameroonian journalist, author and development specialist. She studied economy and communicatio

Is a Cameroonian journalist, author and development specialist. She studied economy and communication and has been working for development aid. Her 1991 book Et si l'Afrique refusait le developpement (And if Africa Denies Development?) is well-known and d

Was a 15-year-old Japanese girl who wrote a diary about her personal experiences while suffering fro

Was a 15-year-old Japanese girl who wrote a diary about her personal experiences while suffering from spinocerebellar ataxia. Her diary, entitled 1 Litre no Namida (1 Litre of Tears), was first published in her native Japan on February 25, 1986, more than two years before her death at the age of 25. It was later adapted into a television drama series and then later into a film.

An Iraqi-American journalist. He has written extensively on Middle Eastern affairs, including a seri

An Iraqi-American journalist. He has written extensively on Middle Eastern affairs, including a series of articles on the Operation Iraqi Freedom Documents with co-author Laurie Mylroie. In addition, he hosts a radio show on station WJCU in Cleveland. His show features scholars and guests from the Middle East and discusses the war, terrorism and Iraq. The radio station is run by John Carroll University.

A Catholic Japanese writer. Her baptismal name is Maria Elisabet.She went to the Catholic Sacred Hea

A Catholic Japanese writer. Her baptismal name is Maria Elisabet.She went to the Catholic Sacred Heart School in Tokyo after elementary school. During World War II, she evacuated to Kanazawa. After writing for the fanzines La Mancha and Shin-Shicho (???: New Thought), she was recommended by Masao Yamakawa, an established critic at the time, to Mita Bungaku, for which she wrote Enrai No Kyaku Tachi (??????: Visitors from Afar), one of the shortlisted stories for the Akutagawa Prize in 1954. That piece attracted a considerable attention due to the heroine girl’s lighthearted attitude toward the occupation forces. The year next, she was married to Shumon Miura (?? ??), one of the members of Shin-Shicho. They are famous for their happy marriage. She continued producing many works, until she started suffering from depression. She had safely recovered from the crisis.

Is a notable Ghanaian writer.Born to Fante-speaking parents, with his father's side Armah descending

Is a notable Ghanaian writer.Born to Fante-speaking parents, with his father's side Armah descending from a royal family in the Ga tribe in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, [1] Armah, having attended the renowned Achimota School, left Ghana in 1959 to attend Groton School in Groton, MA. After graduating, he entered Harvard University, receiving a degree in sociology. Armah then moved to Algeria and worked as a translator for the magazine Révolution Africaine. In 1964, Armah returned to Ghana, where he was a scriptwriter for Ghana Television and later taught English at the Navrongo School.

Was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher,[1] playwright, and screenwriter. She is widely kn

Was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher,[1] playwright, and screenwriter. She is widely known for her best-selling novels

Was a Brazilian broadcast journalist.Best know as an anchorman for prime time television newscasts s

Was a Brazilian broadcast journalist.Best know as an anchorman for prime time television newscasts such as Camera 10, at TV Difusora (now Band TV), Globo TV Southern subsidiary RBS, and TV Record. Ayrton Fagundes belongs to the first generation of Brazilian journalists that have introduced the nightly news programming and weekly magazines as a new genre and in a new media platform.A presenter, editor, and executive producer, he spent the last years of his career in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia, where he was appointed bureau-chief of the Brazilian financial news daily Jornal do Comercio, of Porto Alegre, writing a daily column in politics.

Is a female Indonesian writer. She has written novels, short-stories, and articles. Saman (novel) (1

Is a female Indonesian writer. She has written novels, short-stories, and articles. Saman (novel) (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005. Ayu Utami is a leading voice among the new generation of Indonesian artists and writers emerging after the fall of Suharto.

First name also spelled 'Aziz and last name also spelled Al-Shawan or Al-Shawan) (Arabic: ???? ?????

First name also spelled 'Aziz and last name also spelled Al-Shawan or Al-Shawan) (Arabic: ???? ???????) was an Egyptian composer of classical music. He is particularly known for his grand opera in the Arabic language, and his opera Anas El-Wogood (1960-65

Is an Azerbaijani female writer and professor of philology, Ph. D.

Is an Azerbaijani female writer and professor of philology, Ph. D.