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Was a Greek poet from a prominent Phanariote family. He founded the Greek Romantic school of poetry.

Was a Greek poet from a prominent Phanariote family. He founded the Greek Romantic school of poetry. Soutsos was born in Constantinople in 1803 from Chian parentage. At the time of the Greek Revolution, he was a young, liberal partisan. He wrote poems to encourage the insurgents. Soutsos studied in Chios, where he spent his formative years

Was a Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist.

Was a Romanian dramatist, diplomat, public administrator, and memoirist.

Romanian author, archaeologist and politician, was born in Bucharest, the second child of General Io

Romanian author, archaeologist and politician, was born in Bucharest, the second child of General Ioan Odobescu and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Saint Sava College and, from 1850, a Paris lycée, he took the baccalauréat in 1853 and studied literature and archaeology at the University of Paris, graduating two years later. In 1858 he married Pavel Kiselyov's daughter Alexandra (Sasa) Prejbeanu; they had one daughter, Ioana. He was often apart from his wife and had affairs with other women. Odobescu served as cabinet minister for religion and education in 1863, as head clerk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1865, and as prosecutor at the Court of Appeal. In 1870 he travelled in Switzerland and Italy, in connection with his discovery and description of the Pietroasele treasure, a collection of objects made from precious metals, of Gothic origin, found on Romanian territory; he also travelled to several other countries, including Denmark, Russia and Turkey.

, the grandson of Dimitrie Macedonski, was a Romanian writer and literary critic, known especially f

, the grandson of Dimitrie Macedonski, was a Romanian writer and literary critic, known especially for having promoted French Symbolism in his native country, and influenced by the works of Gérard de Nerval, Charles Baudelaire, and Parnassian poets. He was one of the first Romanian poets to have used blank verse and vers libre.

Was a famous Armenian-Russian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of S

Was a famous Armenian-Russian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of Soviet militsia (police) and was the head of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow region. He was considered the only popular composer in the world wh

Is an Iranian German writer.In 1995, Schandermani was on mission in the conflict zone of Chechnya, w

Is an Iranian German writer.In 1995, Schandermani was on mission in the conflict zone of Chechnya, where he started to work as a relief delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross. He helped to coordinate the humanitarian assistance arriving in Chechnya and monitored the distribution. He had different lines of responsibilities in the Northern Caucasus.

Was a French composer of classical music. Scion of an old family of the Languedoc nobility, and init

Was a French composer of classical music. Scion of an old family of the Languedoc nobility, and initially intended by his parents for a military career, Castillon gave up plans for professional soldiering in favor of music, which he learned first in his birthplace and then in Paris, studying piano and composition. In this second capacity he went to the Paris Conservatoire;

Was a French scholar and author. He studied classics in Reims and law in Paris.[1] He published in 1

Was a French scholar and author. He studied classics in Reims and law in Paris.[1] He published in 1824 an Apologie pour l'école romantique (In Defense of the Romantic school) and took an active part in Parisian journalism. His appointment, in 1828, to the department of manuscripts in the Bibliothèque royale left him leisure to pursue his studies in medieval French literature

Was a French epigrammatist and dramatist. In 1728 he produced Les Fils ingrats (known later as L'Eco

Was a French epigrammatist and dramatist. In 1728 he produced Les Fils ingrats (known later as L'Ecole des pères) at the Comédie-Française. He attempted tragedy in Callisthene (1730), Gustave Vasa (1733) and Fernand Cortes (1744), but none of these succeeded, and Piron returned to comedy with La Metromanie (1738), in which the hero, Damis, suffers from the verse mania.

Was a French composer and critic, though he is remembered mainly for his work in the latter area. In

Was a French composer and critic, though he is remembered mainly for his work in the latter area. In 1947, he was appointed Professor of Aesthetics at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he remained until his retirement in 1961, making many contributions to musical theory and criticism, even assisting Igor Stravinsky in writing his theoretical work The Poetics of Music. In addition to theoretical works, he wrote and composed various works for stage, especially comic operas, and screen, developing a partnership with director Jean Gremillon, for whose films he regularly composed the scores.

Is a well known Greek novelist, and poet.

Is a well known Greek novelist, and poet.

Was a Filipino Canadian film critic and a film professor at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

Was a Filipino Canadian film critic and a film professor at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Recognized as an advocate of Southeast Asian cinema[1][2] and as Philippine cinema's most passionate champion,[3] he was named by the Philippine Star in 2005 as “one of the most important young people in the Philippines today” for his efforts to promote his nation’s cinema. He was the editor of the Southeast Asian film journal Criticine.

Was a Russian composer and statesman of Greek descent. He was born in Kharkov (present-day Ukraine).

Was a Russian composer and statesman of Greek descent. He was born in Kharkov (present-day Ukraine). He spent all of his childhood in the city of Taganrog in the magnificent palace on Catholic Street (currently “Alferaki Palace” on Frunze Street). Achille

In 1998, Alfian published his first collection of poetry, One Fierce Hour at the age of twenty-one.

In 1998, Alfian published his first collection of poetry, One Fierce Hour at the age of twenty-one. The book was acclaimed as "truly a landmark for poetry [in Singapore]" by The Straits Times, and Alfian himself was described by Malaysia's New Straits Times as "one of the most acclaimed poets in his country... a prankish provocateur, libertarian hipster".[5] A year later, Alfian published his first collection of short stories, Corridor, which won the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award. Seven of the short stories from the collection have since been adapted for television. In 2001, he published his second collection of poetry, 'A History of Amnesia', which was hailed by The Straits Times as "one of the most powerful collections by a Singaporean" in addition to being shortlisted for a Kiriyama Asia-Pacific Book Prize. Alfian won both the inaugural National Arts Council-Singapore Press Holdings Golden Point Award for Poetry in the same year,

Was one of the most important Latin-American poets of the postmodernism movement.Alfonsina was born

Was one of the most important Latin-American poets of the postmodernism movement.Alfonsina was born in Sala Capriasca, Switzerland to an Argentine beer industrialist living in Switzerland for a few years. There, Alfonsina learned to speak Italian. After t

Is a Chilean poet and professor.

Is a Chilean poet and professor.

Is a contemporary Costa Rican author. He was educated in Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, a

Is a contemporary Costa Rican author. He was educated in Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, and his poetry and narrative have been published since 1966.

Is a writer, filmmaker, journalist, photographer and development communication specialist. His fathe

Is a writer, filmmaker, journalist, photographer and development communication specialist. His father was Alfonso Gumucio Reyes, a leader of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR), Minister of Economy during the Government of Victor Paz Estenssoro, and Ambassador to Uruguay and Spain.

Is a Spanish playwright, poet, painter and neurologist. He has published 33 plays and 20 poetry book

Is a Spanish playwright, poet, painter and neurologist. He has published 33 plays and 20 poetry books. Vallejo was awarded the Lope de Vega prize in 1976 for his play "El desgüace". "Ácido Sulfúrico" was the runner up prize in 1975.

Has authored 19 books, including novels, poetry collections, short fiction, essays, and children's s

Has authored 19 books, including novels, poetry collections, short fiction, essays, and children's stories, apart from having edited various other titles.His works, published without a professional editor, has won several literary distinctions, the most recent of which include the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan (Stalwart of Art and Culture) award from the City of Manila in June 2003, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant for residency at the Bellagio Study and Conference Center in Italy in 2003.

Was a French composer and pianist. Starting with his first composition in 1884, he signed his name a

Was a French composer and pianist. Starting with his first composition in 1884, he signed his name as Erik Satie.

Was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor, and continuity w

Was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor, and continuity writer for comic strips and comic books

Was a French composer of classical (modern) music.

Was a French composer of classical (modern) music.

Was an English colonial statesman and poet. He was born at Camberwell Grove, Surrey; his father was

Was an English colonial statesman and poet. He was born at Camberwell Grove, Surrey; his father was a ship-owner. He entered St John's College, Cambridge,[1] but left the university in 1833.Domett published one or two volumes of poetry from 1833, and cont

Was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyric

Was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems were mostly written before 1900.