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A Tamil poet and lyricist who writes Tamil language poetry and film song lyrics. Most recently he ha

A Tamil poet and lyricist who writes Tamil language poetry and film song lyrics. Most recently he has written a song Kallai Mattum in Dasavatharam for the music of Himesh Reshamiyya. He has also acted in a couple of films most notably, Hey Ram and Parthale Paravasam. He was recently nominated for Padma Shri for his literary work.

Is a Czech composer.He composed, among other films, the music for the cartoon series Krtek.

Is a Czech composer.He composed, among other films, the music for the cartoon series Krtek.

An international Sanskrit grammarian, eminent linguist, Tantric and yogi. He was born at a village o

An international Sanskrit grammarian, eminent linguist, Tantric and yogi. He was born at a village of Khurai, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh in 1934. His primary education was in Khurai, followed by his education in Vrindavan and Banares. He started his teaching career as a lecturer of Sanskrit at Tikmani Sanskrit College, Varanasi in 1959 and soon he became the Director and Professor of the Research Institute at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi in the year 1970.[1] He served this prestigious academic post for about three decades. He received his Master degree Vyakarana Acharya (1959); Ph.D. Vidyavaridhi in Grammar and Historical Linguistics (1964) and D.Litt. Vachaspati (1969) from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.

Was a Danish composer and teacher who wrote largely in a neo-classical style.At the age of 17, Holmb

Was a Danish composer and teacher who wrote largely in a neo-classical style.At the age of 17, Holmboe began formal music training at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen on the recommendation of Carl Nielsen. He studied under Knud Jeppesen (Theory) and Finn Høffding (Composition). After finishing his studies in 1929 he moved to Berlin where, for a short period, Ernst Toch became his teacher.

Was an Armenian poet and public activist. Vahan Tekeyan has worked as a newspaper editor in Beirut a

Was an Armenian poet and public activist. Vahan Tekeyan has worked as a newspaper editor in Beirut and Cairo, a teacher, and a social worker.

An award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal (1980) with the lyrics for '

An award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal (1980) with the lyrics for 'Ponmalai Pozhudhu', he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009.[1]. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R. Rahman, have resulted in critical praise, awards, and box office hits.He has been awarded the National Film Award five times in the Best Lyrics category. His literary contributions are well-respected. He is a recipient of Kalaimamani Award and Tamil Nadu State Government award thrice for his contribution to Tamil literature.

Was composer and conductor. Valdemars Ozolinš songs have been treasured by choirs ever since his tr

Was composer and conductor. Valdemars Ozolinš songs have been treasured by choirs ever since his triumphant debut during the VI Latvian Song Festival in Riga, Latvia in 1926. The author of about 500 songs and several cantatas, Valdemars Ozolinš was chief

Was a German composer. He became celebrated as a composer in Würzburg of popular male choruses (Das

Was a German composer. He became celebrated as a composer in Würzburg of popular male choruses (Das Kirchlein and others). He also wrote several masses and two operas, entitled Die Bergknappen and Der Deserteur.

Is a Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia

Is a Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Rasputin's works depict rootless urban characters and the fight for survival of centuries-old traditional rural ways of life. Rasputin covers complex que

Was a Jewish French novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of À la recherche du te

Was a Jewish French novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of À la recherche du temps perdu (in English, In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work of twentieth-century fiction published i

Was a Russian novelist and playwright who managed to create penetrating works discussing postrevolut

Was a Russian novelist and playwright who managed to create penetrating works discussing postrevolutionary social conditions without running afoul of the demands of official Soviet style, an impressive accomplishment. His brother was Yevgeny Petrov. Katae

Was a German Socinian writer and preacher, born in Gotha. He is known for his German translation of

Was a German Socinian writer and preacher, born in Gotha. He is known for his German translation of the Racovian Catechism, and a New Testament translation into Polish. A migrant to Poland, he became largely Polonised towards the end of his life.He was a preacher of the Polish Brethren at Raków, Kielce County.[1] The origins of the Racovian Catechism are not quite clear. A traditional view is that Smalcius put it together, perhaps with collaborators, from literary remains of Faustus Socinus.[2][3][4] Another is that it was developed by Smalcius and Hieronymus Moskorzowski (Moscorovius) in 1605;[5] others say Moskorzowski wrote it with Piotr Stoinski (the younger) and Jan Völkel, and Smalcius was the translator into German for publication in 1608.[6] In any case the Catechism was constructed by disciples of Socinus, and Smalcius probably had a leading role.[7]

Was a Ukrainian journalist and writer. He grew up in the village of Andrushivka in present Pohrebysh

Was a Ukrainian journalist and writer. He grew up in the village of Andrushivka in present Pohrebyshchenskyi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast (province), where his father was a teacher. After studies at Uman Cooperative Technicum (????????? ????????????? ????????)

Is a Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin.Between

Is a Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin.Between 1947 and 1950 Valeri Petrov worked in the Bulgarian legation in Rome as a press and cultural attache. During the time he travelled to the United States, Switzerland and France, delegating to various forums.

Was a Georgian poet and translator whose early, Symbolist, poetry was of much influence on developme

Was a Georgian poet and translator whose early, Symbolist, poetry was of much influence on development of Georgian metaphor and verse. Born in Kutaisi, he graduated from the Moscow University in 1914. Returning to Georgia, Gaprindashvili was one of the fo

Was a Polish priest and historian.

Was a Polish priest and historian.

Was an important Ukrainian novelist, most famous for the realist novel Misto (The City). Like a numb

Was an important Ukrainian novelist, most famous for the realist novel Misto (The City). Like a number of Ukrainian writers, he flourished in 1920s Ukraine, but was finally constrained and eventually arrested by the Soviet authorities. Pidmohylny was born

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the choir of Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church.

Is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former e

Is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including Essence, Family Circle, TV Guide, Ms., The New York Times, and the Swiss weekly magazine Die Weltwoche.

Is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He is known mainl

Is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring the inquistor Nicolas Eymerich and for the Nostradamus trilogy, all bestsellers translated into many languages.

Was a poet, journalist, translator, and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Marchenko was born i

Was a poet, journalist, translator, and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Marchenko was born into an educated family. His grandfather, Mykhaylo Marchenko, was the first Soviet dean of the University of Lviv. His mother was a teacher of literature.

Was a French writer.Poèmes par un riche amateur, published in 1908, received Octave Mirbeau's vote

Was a French writer.Poèmes par un riche amateur, published in 1908, received Octave Mirbeau's vote for Prix Goncourt. Three years later, his novel Fermina Márquez, inspired by his days as a boarder at Sainte-Barbe-des-Champs at Fontenay-aux-Roses, had som

Was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian. He was one of the pri

Was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian. He was one of the principal members of the Russian Symbolist movement.

Is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. His work spans six decades

Is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. His work spans six decades, and he has worked with luminaries from Grace Kelly to the Beach Boys and the Byrds, and recently, Loudon Wainwright III and Joanna Newsom

Was an American journalist, social critic, and author.He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania

Was an American journalist, social critic, and author.He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania to parents Philip J. Packard and Mabel Case Packard. Between 1920-32 he attended local public schools in State College, Pennsylvania where his father managed a farm owned by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). In 1932 he entered Penn State, majoring in English. He graduated in 1936, and worked briefly for the local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times. He earned his master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1937. That year, he joined the Boston Daily Record as a staff reporter and a year later, he married Virginia Matthews.