Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.Fucík spent most of his life as the leader of

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.Fucík spent most of his life as the leader of military brass bands. He was a prolific composer, with over 300 marches, polkas and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa".

Was a German journalist and a significant advocate of Liberalism and Free Trade. He was one of the f

Was a German journalist and a significant advocate of Liberalism and Free Trade. He was one of the first to advocate privatizing the security functions of the state, which would eliminate taxation, therefore coming up with "a form of individualist anarchi

Is a St. Louis newscaster who spent more than 30 years in broadcast and print news. From 1966 to 197

Is a St. Louis newscaster who spent more than 30 years in broadcast and print news. From 1966 to 1974 he anchored the news on KSDK Channel 5, St. Louis' NBC affiliate. He is best known for having been the Senior Anchor at KMOV Channel 4, the CBS affiliate

Was a minor German composer. He was a singer and harpsichordist at the Wolfenbüttel court at the ti

Was a minor German composer. He was a singer and harpsichordist at the Wolfenbüttel court at the time of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.[2] With Johann Jacob Löwe (1628–1703), organist at Eisenach, he published Zweyer gleichgesinnten Freunde Tugend- und Schertz Lieder (1657).[3]

Was a composer, conductor and musician of Westphalia. He is best remembered today as one of the best

Was a composer, conductor and musician of Westphalia. He is best remembered today as one of the best friends of Johannes Brahms, whom he met in Leipzig in 1853. [1] After studying philology and philosophy at the University of Tartu (then the University of Dorpat), concluding his exams in 1848, he began his career and avocation as tutor in Saint Petersburg. At this time he began publishing his first compositions. He also pursued further studies in Dresden from 1851/2.

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music

Was a German-Dutch composer of classical music

Was a German violinist and composer. an oboist and composer, the younger Ruthardt became a violinist

Was a German violinist and composer. an oboist and composer, the younger Ruthardt became a violinist in the Stuttgart court orchestra at a young age in 1855, then Kapellmeister at the theatre in Riga from 1871 and in Leipzig from 1882. He also composed incidental music for Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Halte-Hulda.

Was a Bohemian pianist and composer of Jewish birth. He was the great-uncle of the 20th century comp

Was a Bohemian pianist and composer of Jewish birth. He was the great-uncle of the 20th century composer Erwin Schulhoff.Moving to Paris shortly afterwards, he met Chopin who encouraged him in his bid to become an established professional pianist. The concerts which Schulhoff gave at Chopin's suggestion were greeted with such acclaim that he embarked on a long tour through France and to London, continuing his travels through Spain (1851) and Russia (1853). After this tour, he returned to Paris, where he devoted himself entirely to composition and teaching. He continued as a piano teacher when he settled in Dresden in 1870 and later moved to Berlin in 1897

Was a Polish journalist and novelist.In 1907 he had begun working as a correspondent for the Polish

Was a Polish journalist and novelist.In 1907 he had begun working as a correspondent for the Polish press. After World War I, he associated with the Skamander group of Polish poets founded in 1918. From 1933-1939 he was general secretary of the Polish Academy of Literature (Polska Akademia Literatury).During World War II, Kaden-Bandrowski declined to leave German-occupied Warsaw, to which he had moved during the Interbellum.

Was a Japanese literary critic, active in the Showa and early Heisei period Japan.Eto was born in th

Was a Japanese literary critic, active in the Showa and early Heisei period Japan.Eto was born in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo; his father was a banker, and his grandfather (originally from Saga in Kyushu was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. His mother died when he was four years old, and always sickly as a child, he was mostly educated at home. He had an interest in literature from an early age, ranging from the heavy works of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and Fyodor Dostoevsky, to the comics of Suiho Tagawa. In 1942, he was sent to boarding school in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture. While in Kamakura, his family's house in Tokyo was destroyed during the American air raids.

Was the pen-name of a modernist author, translator and literary critic active in Showa period Japan.

Was the pen-name of a modernist author, translator and literary critic active in Showa period Japan. His real name (written in the same kanji) was Ishikawa Kiyoshi.The next year, he was resigned from the university due to controversy over his participation in student protest movements. He returned to Tokyo and began a bohemian existence, living out of cheap pensions while translating Andre Gide's Les Caves du Vatican and Molière's Le Misanthrope and Tartuffe.

A Japanese writer working for the software company Key; he has majorly contributed as a scenario wri

A Japanese writer working for the software company Key; he has majorly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the visual novels the company produces. His birth name in kanji was written as Maeda Jun (?? ??), though there is no change in pronunciation. Originally from Mie, Japan, he graduated from Kaisei high school and later went on to graduate from Chukyo University with a major in psychology. Before forming Key, Maeda worked for the company Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of two games for that company, Moon. and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e. After forming Key, Maeda has put much work into such famous titles as Kanon, Air and Clannad. He is also the author of a manga series entitled Hibiki's Magic.

Was an Jamaican American political activist, writer, poet, and teacher.

Was an Jamaican American political activist, writer, poet, and teacher.

Was a Caribbean American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher, and committed a

Was a Caribbean American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher, and committed activist. In her three decade career Jordan made her mark as one of the fiercest and most compassionate voices of her time. She became a passionate voice of

Was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She was born in Chatham, Ontario and grew up

Was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She was born in Chatham, Ontario and grew up in nearby Belle River.Callwood began her journalism career at high school where she was editor of the school paper. She dropped out of school to work for the Brantford Expositor. In 1942, she was offered a job with the The Globe and Mail and moved to Toronto. She married journalist Trent Frayne two years later, but continued to use her own surname because The Globe and Mail at that time did not employ married women.

Is a Chinese-born British writer now living in London, best known for her family autobiography Wild

Is a Chinese-born British writer now living in London, best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, selling over 10 million copies worldwide but banned in mainland China.

A Japanese writer, known for his portrayal of extra-marital affairs of middle aged people. His 1997

A Japanese writer, known for his portrayal of extra-marital affairs of middle aged people. His 1997 novel A Lost Paradise became a bestseller in Japan and over Asia, and was made into a film and a tv miniseries. He has written more than 50 novels in total, and won awards including the Straight Wood Literature Award in 1969 and Naoki Prize in 1970 for Light and Shadow (Hikari to kage), New Current Coterie magazine prize for Makeup, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize in 1979 for The Setting Sun in the Distance (Toki rakujitsu) and Russian Brothel in Nagasaki (Nagasaki roshia yujokan).[2][3][4]

Was the co-owner of the Asahi Shimbun (????, , Asahi Shinbun?).This powerful Japanese journalist own

Was the co-owner of the Asahi Shimbun (????, , Asahi Shinbun?).This powerful Japanese journalist owned and published a newspaper which is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. During the years of his ownership, Asahi's circulation rose to approximately 8.27 million for its morning edition and 3.85 million for its evening edition. Ueno represented the third generation of the family who owned the newspaper and its subsidiary businesses, which included television and satellite broadcasting.

Was a Japanese playwright and translator of Shakespeare born in Hongo, which is now Bunkyo, Tokyo.He

Was a Japanese playwright and translator of Shakespeare born in Hongo, which is now Bunkyo, Tokyo.He graduated from the University of Tokyo, where he majored in English literature.Well-known works translated into English include Twilight Crane (??, yuzuru), Wind and Waves (??, furo) and Between God and Man (????????, kami-to hito-to-no aida).In 1951, composer Ikuma Dan used Kinoshita's Twilight Crane as the libretto for his opera Yuzuru.

Was the first journalist ever to receive Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure. He was presented with

Was the first journalist ever to receive Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure. He was presented with the Fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure in a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry for "the service he has rendered in promoting friendly relations between Japan and the United States for many years." Emperor Hirohito later received Mr. Ofusa at the Imperial Palace.[1]Ofusa managed the Tokyo Bureau of The New York Times for nearly six decades. He was hired in 1930 by the first bureau chief for The Times in Tokyo, Hugh Byas. Across the decades, Ofusa worked with more than twenty bureau chiefs and correspondents assigned to Tokyo, acting as reporter, interpreter and fixer. The next bureau chief, Otto D. Tolischus, was arrested on the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. For months Mr. Ofusa took food and clothes to Mr. Tolischus in prison, until he was sent to the United States in a prisoner exchange. When the American occupation army swept into Tokyo in 1945, Mr. Ofusa greeted the arriving correspondent, Lindesay M. Parrott, with a smile, saying: "I did my best to defeat your country. But now the war is over."[2]

Was a contemporary Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Showa period Japan.Nishiwaki became

Was a contemporary Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Showa period Japan.Nishiwaki became interested in poetry while a student at Keio University, and contributed verses to the boy's magazine Shonen Sekai. He also began to write poetry in English. Nishiwaki expressed distaste for the romanticism and subjective modes which dominated modern Japanese poetry.He accepted a teaching post at Keio University in 1920, while continuing to contribute English verses to various journals, and editing poetry magazines on the side.

Was a Lithuanian writer, editor, dramatist and playwright. Grušas' first inspirational teacher was

Was a Lithuanian writer, editor, dramatist and playwright. Grušas' first inspirational teacher was the Lithuanian poet Jovaras, who taught him writing and spurred his interest in literature. In 1920 he enrolled at the Šiauliai gymnasium, graduating in 192

Was a Croatian Catholic missionary who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slavist and an

Was a Croatian Catholic missionary who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slavist and anti-Normanist.Križanic was born in Obrh, near Bihac (in present-day Bosnia Herzegovina) in 1618, a period of political turmoil and of Turkish invasions into Croatia. He attended a Jesuit grammar school in Ljubljana and a Jesuit gymnasium in Zagreb from 1629 to 1635. His father died when he was 17 years old, at approximately the same time he graduated from the gymnasium. He began attending the University of Bologna in 1638 to study theology and graduated in 1640.

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author of popular fiction in Showa period Japan. His real name was Ma

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author of popular fiction in Showa period Japan. His real name was Masao Abe (?? ??, Abe Masao?).On returning to Japan, he obtained a post as an assistant stage director with the New Tsukiji Theater. However, his interests were very broadly based, and he also contributed mystery stories to the magazine Shin Seinen ("New Youth"). His fiction included the dark detective story Kinro ("Golden Wolf"). His short story, Suzuki Mondo, won the 11th Naoki Prize in 1951, and his novelette Boshizo, earlier serialized in the Mainichi Shimbun, gained him first place in a New York Herald Tribune short story contest in 1955.