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Was an American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader

Was an American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader

Was a leading Welsh author of the 1890s. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy,

Was a leading Welsh author of the 1890s. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. He also is well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.

Was a French musical and dramatic critic and writer. He was born at Châteauroux (Indre) and studied

Was a French musical and dramatic critic and writer. He was born at Châteauroux (Indre) and studied music at the Paris Conservatory under Alard (violin) and Reber (harmony). In 1855 he became conductor at the Théatre Beaumarchais. and afterward leader at Musard's concerts, subconductor at the Folies-Nouvelles, and from 1860 to 1863 he was first violin at the Opéra-Comique. He was in turn feuilletoniste to Le Soir, La Tribune

Was a French leftwing politician and writer. During the siege of Paris he left the city in a balloon

Was a French leftwing politician and writer. During the siege of Paris he left the city in a balloon and joined Gambetta, for whom he organized a system of spies through which General Trochu was kept informed of the strength and disposition of the Prussians around Paris. He was elected to the National Assembly in February 1871,

Was an Austrian writer, dramatist and doctor.Schnitzler, the son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish lar

Was an Austrian writer, dramatist and doctor.Schnitzler, the son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish laryngologist, was born in Vienna, then capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and began studying medicine at the University of Vienna in 1879. He received h

Is a renowned Dutch novelist.His parents were Bert Japin, a teacher and writer of detective novels,

Is a renowned Dutch novelist.His parents were Bert Japin, a teacher and writer of detective novels, and Annie Japin-van Arnhem. After a difficult childhood - his father killed himself when he was twelve years old - Japin entered the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, where he trained as an actor. He was also briefly an opera singer at De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam.

Was a Dutch writer of novels and short stories. One of his best known works is Het fregatschip Johan

Was a Dutch writer of novels and short stories. One of his best known works is Het fregatschip Johanna Maria.

Was an Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspecto

Was an Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ('Bony') of the Queensland Police Force.With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the First Australian Imperial Force on 23 August 1914.[3] Upfield sailed from Brisbane on the HMAT Anglo Egyptian on 24 September 1914 to Melbourne. At the time of sailing he had the rank of Driver and was with the 1st Light horse Brigade Train (5 Company ASC [Army Service Corps]).[4] In Melbourne he was at a camp for several weeks before sailing to Egypt.[5] He fought at Gallipoli and in France, and married an Australian nurse, Ann Douglass, in Egypt in 1915. He was discharged in England on 15 October 1919.[6] He worked as a private secretary to an army officer.[1] In 1921 he returned to Australia with his wife and their son.[7]

Was a Czech Composer and teacher. 1904-1924 Professor at the Stern Conservatory (Stern'sches Konserv

Was a Czech Composer and teacher. 1904-1924 Professor at the Stern Conservatory (Stern'sches Konservatorium) in Berlin and at the Vienna Conservatoire (1924–1938).He emigrated to London in 1938 to escape the German Anschluss of Austria. Friend of the composer E.J. Moeran[citation needed] . Composed over 100 works, most of which are almost unknown. His Sonata for Solo Flute is currently in print. He is best remembered for his string orchestra transcription of Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances for piano.

Was an American poet and literary critic, whose criticism was often embroiled in controversy.His ear

Was an American poet and literary critic, whose criticism was often embroiled in controversy.His early poetry, which appeared in small avant-garde magazines alongside work by writers like James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, was written in the modernist idiom,

Is one of the most well-known journalists on Yleisradio in Finland. He hosts his own talk show calle

Is one of the most well-known journalists on Yleisradio in Finland. He hosts his own talk show called Arto Nyberg. Before getting his own show, Nyberg worked as a journalist and host on the Finnish morning television programme Aamu-TV.For two years in a row (in 2006 and 2007), Nyberg received the Venla award for best TV performer.

Was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary. Salminen, who had also worked as a journalist

Was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary. Salminen, who had also worked as a journalist and taxi driver, wrote six novels which criticised with a morbid black sense of humour such current phenomena in Finnish society as neoliberalist politics, the decline of the welfare state, tabloid media, reality television and so on. His books gained a small cult following in Finland and they also received excellent reviews even though they did not sell particularly well.

A Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful noveli

A Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland[2], he has won a broad readership outside of Finland[3] in a way few other Finnish authors have before[2][4][5]. Translated into 27[6] languages, he has sold tens of millions[4] of books worldwide and been claimed as "instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland"[5].Paasilinna is best known[2] for his 1975 novel The Year of the Hare (Jäniksen vuosi), a best-seller in France and Finland,[7] translated into 18[3] languages, awarded three international prizes, and adapted twice into feature films.

Was a notable Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Viljandi County, Estonia, he was the son of Jo

Was a notable Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Viljandi County, Estonia, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician. Kapp began his musical career studying organ at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory as a student of b

Was an Austrian classical pianist, who also composed and taught. Schnabel was known for his intellec

Was an Austrian classical pianist, who also composed and taught. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th century's most respected and most important pianists, he displayed a vitality, profundity and spirituality in works by Beethoven and Schubert above all. His performances of these compositions have often been hailed as models of interpretative penetration; and his best-known recordings are those of the Beethoven piano sonatas.

Is a Lithuanian journalist, businessman, politician of Vilnius city municipality (which includes Vil

Is a Lithuanian journalist, businessman, politician of Vilnius city municipality (which includes Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania), and the leader of the Liberal and Centre Union political party.

Was a Chilean poet, civil engineer, mathematician, and researcher. He won the Chilean National Prize

Was a Chilean poet, civil engineer, mathematician, and researcher. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1976.

Was a historian, writer and activist, known as "The Father of Black History."

Was a historian, writer and activist, known as "The Father of Black History."

Was an Argentine writer, politician, and philosopher.Jauretche spent his childhood and adolescence i

Was an Argentine writer, politician, and philosopher.Jauretche spent his childhood and adolescence in the city of Lincoln before moving to Buenos Aires. He sympathized with the new model of social integration promoted by the Radical Civic Union and allied himself with the radical faction of Hipólito Yrigoyen, the so-called personalistas. He was influenced by the poet and Tango lyricist Homero Manzi, whose working-class appeal struck Jauretche, himself of rural origin, as a positive political strategy.

Was a Peruvian writer, he had an active literary and political life in his country, mostly in his na

Was a Peruvian writer, he had an active literary and political life in his country, mostly in his native city: Puno. Some say that at his time, he was one of the four major representatives of the Peruvian indigenous movement. Hewas known in the world of l

Was one of the most prominent Venezuelan figures of the twentieth century. He was a writer and an in

Was one of the most prominent Venezuelan figures of the twentieth century. He was a writer and an intellectual, who made important contributions as an educator, journalist, diplomat, politician and government official.Born in Caracas, Uslar Pietri was raised partly there and partly in Maracay (State of Aragua) where he published several short stories in youth magazines. He studied Political Science in the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and shortly after moved to Paris as a member of the Venezuelan diplomatic delegation. In Paris he met many Latin American writers and became a good friend of Alejo Carpentier and Miguel Ángel Asturias. One of his most celebrated books was written during his stay in France. In 1931 he published Las Lanzas Coloradas a historical novel set in revolutionary Venezuela.

was one of the influential poets in post independence India. Writing both in Marathi and English, h

was one of the influential poets in post independence India. Writing both in Marathi and English, his work shows a nuanced ear for common dialect, and finds surprise and humour in many everyday things. A major influence on Marathi poetry, he is internati

Was an Indian writer of English. He is known for his extraordinary novels The Strange Case of Billy

Was an Indian writer of English. He is known for his extraordinary novels The Strange Case of Billy Biswas and The Apprentice. He won the prestigious the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel The Last Labyrinth in 1982.

A Marathi writer and Dalit activist.Arun Kamble, President and one of the founder-members of the Dal

A Marathi writer and Dalit activist.Arun Kamble, President and one of the founder-members of the Dalit Panthers of India and currently working as professor of Marathi dept. at University of Mumbai. He was Nation General secretary of Janata Dal. He was taken major decision in favour of Dalits, Backward Class peoples and minorities.

A prominent Indian journalist, author, and politician.He has been an economist with the World Bank,

A prominent Indian journalist, author, and politician.He has been an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission, India and editor of the Indian Express (a leading Indian newspaper).In a series of exposés, many of which he wrote himself, Shourie and the Indian Express uncovered corruption in the highest echelons of the government and exposed several major scandals, including what has been dubbed “India’s Watergate.”