Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Polish-German well known actor, writer and director.[1]Martinek completed successfully his educ

Is a Polish-German well known actor, writer and director.[1]Martinek completed successfully his education as an actor in the Acting School of Bochum.[2] After that he played various stage plays in Bochum, Salzburg and Hamburg. He is known for his various roles in film and television. Krystian was seen in the cult-crime-drama Tatort[3], action-phenomenon Alarm für Cobra 11[4] and in a recurring role in the 80s hit-drama Die Schwarzwaldklinik[5]. Recently he joined the cast as Ludwig von Lahnstein in the popular soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)[6].

Is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 sea

Is a former Polish speedway rider who was a permanent Speedway Grand Prix rider in 2002 and 2003 season.Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) 2001, 2002, 2003

Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most renowned authors of Generation of Columbuses - yo

Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most renowned authors of Generation of Columbuses - young generation of Polish poetry, many of whom perished in the Warsaw Uprising.Baczynski was baptized on September 7, 1922 in Warsaw. As a child, he suffered from asthma, his heart was very weak and he was in constant threat of T.B. In 1933, he began education at Warsaw's Gymnasium of King Stefan Batory, he graduated in May 1939. In his class there were future heroes of Szare Szeregi - Jan Bytnar (Rudy) and Tadeusz Zawadzki (Zoska). Baczynski debuted as a poet some time in 1938 in Strzala - a magazine published by Organization of Socialist Youth Spartakus

Was a Croatian writer and civil servant.He wrote novels, but his best known work is Pod starim krovo

Was a Croatian writer and civil servant.He wrote novels, but his best known work is Pod starim krovovima (Under Old Roofs), collection of short stories in which he described the economic decline of the Croatian aristocracy. Gjalski managed to combine the realism and the poetry because he was an aristocrat and was strongly emotionally connected with the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje.

Was a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit from India. A scholar of Sanskrit, Veda, grammar, Pali, Prak

Was a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit from India. A scholar of Sanskrit, Veda, grammar, Pali, Prakrit and philology, he was born on October 27, 1896 in village Nimta of North 24 Parganas in what was then Bengal. He came from an illustrious family of Kulina Brahmans of Deshmukho in District Hooghly. The Indian writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay belonged to the same family and Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya inherited the spirit of Indian renaissance from him.

Was the pen-name of a journalist in the Meiji period Empire of Japan. His real name was Nakata Minor

Was the pen-name of a journalist in the Meiji period Empire of Japan. His real name was Nakata Minoru.Kuga was born in Hirosaki, Mutsu Province (present day Aomori prefecture) to the official doctor of the Nambu daimyo of Hirosaki Domain. He attended Miyagi Normal School in Miyagi prefecture, but was forced to quit due to abusive behavior by its principal, a native of Satsuma Province. This marked the start of Kuga’s lifelong opposition to the hanbatsu system and domination of the Meiji government by natives of the former Satsuma and Choshu domains. After leaving Miyagi, he enrolled in the Law School of the Ministry of Justice. However, he again failed to graduate, having been expelled together with Hara Takashi for a student protest against the school’s room and board policy.

Is a Chinese-American composer, musician, and teacher. Now based in the California Bay area, she is

Is a Chinese-American composer, musician, and teacher. Now based in the California Bay area, she is known for her music which has often incorporated traditional Chinese music into contemporary contexts.In 2004, Dong wrote the piece Ludamus Denuo, which she still considers part of her “Fusion” period, but is moving in a new direction. The text of the piece is a 20th century English poem written for children, which Dong has translated into medieval Latin and set for children’s choir. Here, Dong is attempting to create a sense of timelessness and stylistic anonymity in the piece. At certain sections the piece is motet-like and at other instances evokes more of a twentieth century harmony. When it was suggested to Dong that the piece did not sound stylistically “Chinese”, she replied by saying that she is Chinese herself and asked how anything written by herself could possibly not be Chinese.

Was a newspaper editor and one of the foremost Thai novelists of his time. He was a vocal activist f

Was a newspaper editor and one of the foremost Thai novelists of his time. He was a vocal activist for human rights and because of this, he ran afoul of the authorities and was jailed for more than four years. He spent the last 16 years of his life in exile in China.

Was a 14th century Telugu poet. His poems were written in the popular vernacular of Telugu, and are

Was a 14th century Telugu poet. His poems were written in the popular vernacular of Telugu, and are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. His poems discuss the subjects of Yoga, wisdom and morality. He is popularly called Yogi Vemana, in recognition of his success in the path of Yoga.

An Indian author of English fiction who has written three acclaimed novels - The Opium Clerk (2001),

An Indian author of English fiction who has written three acclaimed novels - The Opium Clerk (2001), The Miniaturist (2003), and Racists (2006). His most recent work is a collection of short stories, The Japanese Wife (2008), the title story of which has been made into a film by the Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen.

Was a Malayalam poet.He was the master of satirist poetry. The chief contribution of Nambiar is the

Was a Malayalam poet.He was the master of satirist poetry. The chief contribution of Nambiar is the invention and popularization of a new performing art known as Thullal. The word literally means "dance", but under this name Nambiar devised a new style of verse narration with a little background music and dance-like swinging movement to wean the people away from the Chakkiyar Koothu, which was the form popular till then. He was to use pure Malayalam as opposed to the stylized and Sanskritized language of Koothu. He also adopted many elements from Padayani or Kolam Thullal and certain other folk arts. It is reasonable to assume that he was himself a performer.

Was the pen-name of a Japanese literary critic, active in Taisho period Japan. His real name was Kur

Was the pen-name of a Japanese literary critic, active in Taisho period Japan. His real name was Kuriyagawa Tatsuo.Kuriyagawa Hakuson was born in Kyoto. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University, where he had studied under Koizumi Yakumo and Natsume Soseki, and later became a professor at Kumamoto University and Kyoto Imperial University. He lectured on 19th century Western literature, and criticized traditional Japanese writing on naturalism and romanticism. His writings include: Kindai bungaku jukko ("Ten Aspects of Modern Literature", 1912), Zoge no to o dete ("Leave the Ivory Tower!", 1920) and Kindai no ren-aikan ("Modern Views on Love", 1922).

A Japanese author of fiction and essays. His real name is Osabe Shunjirô (?????).Kuroi is a member

A Japanese author of fiction and essays. His real name is Osabe Shunjirô (?????).Kuroi is a member of the "Introspective Generation" of Japanese writers, whose work depicts the thoughts of ordinary Japanese. He lives in Tokyo's western suburbs, along the Chuo Main Line, in a neighborhood similar to that depicted in his novel of linked stories, Gunsei (Life in the Cul-de-Sac, ??), for which he won the 1984 Tanizaki Prize.

Was a German lithograph, politician and journalist. After travelling through the USA he wrote about

Was a German lithograph, politician and journalist. After travelling through the USA he wrote about his experiences in Vorwärts and the Wettelbüne Mitte during the 1920s. Heinig meant that Germany should modernize itself through technological progress and

Was a German composer and professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt

Was a German composer and professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main. as the fourth and last child of the lawyer Eduard Hessenberg and his wife Emma, née Kugler. Among his ancestors was Heinrich Hoffmann, whose famous children's book Struwwelpeter Hessenberg was to arrange for children's choir (op. 49) later in his life. From 1927–1931 Hessenberg studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. Among his teachers were Günter Raphael (composition) and Robert Teichmüller (piano).

Was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He

Was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was most well known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his most well known work The Threepenny Opera, a Marxist critique of capitalism, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill was a socialist[2] who held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose.[3] He also wrote a number of works for the concert hall, as well as several Judaism themed pieces.

Is an American film critic, author, and television personality. He served as editor at Rolling Stone

Is an American film critic, author, and television personality. He served as editor at Rolling Stone magazine. Prior to Rolling Stone, Loder had worked for Circus magazine, and before that, he had served three years in the United States Army, stationed in Germany.

Was a Swedish composer. He is best known for his symphonies, operas and ballets. Atterberg once said

Was a Swedish composer. He is best known for his symphonies, operas and ballets. Atterberg once said that: "The Russians, Brahms, Reger were my ideals." His music combines their influences with Swedish folk tunes.

Was a German composer of light music. His first hit was Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade ("The Brownies

Was a German composer of light music. His first hit was Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade ("The Brownies' Guard Parade", op. 5 in D major, 1912), which soon appeared in dozens of different arrangements. The original version for two-handed piano was published by Baltischer Musikverlag in Szczecin.

Danish author. Born 27.5 1953 in Denmark is the Danish half of the writing duo Oravsky/Larsen and wr

Danish author. Born 27.5 1953 in Denmark is the Danish half of the writing duo Oravsky/Larsen and writes in Danish, Swedish, English and German. Kurt Peter Larsen and Vladimir Oravsky won the 2006 worldwide dramacompetition sponsored by The International Playwrights’ Forum, The International Theatre Institute (ITI) and The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) with their play ”AAAHR!!!”.

Was a German-born American composer and conductor. He came to the United States in 1905 to serve as

Was a German-born American composer and conductor. He came to the United States in 1905 to serve as an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, and founded the MacDowell Chorus. Much of his choral output consisted of folksong arrangements, though he composed original pieces as well.

Was a German composer. After the war he returned to Berlin and spent much of his time working to reb

Was a German composer. After the war he returned to Berlin and spent much of his time working to rebuild the musical culture of that city by writing compositions for amateur music groups, choirs, music schools and chamber ensembles, publishing and serving as a musical advisor. Between 1953 and 1956 he worked with Bertolt Brecht who had a profound impact on his future compositions. He also worked with Ernst Busch. He composed in several genres, producing a cantata for children entitled King Midas.

Was a German composer. In 1936 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games fo

Was a German composer. In 1936 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Kantate zur Olympiade 1936 (Olympic Cantata, 1936). He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor from 1957 to 1960.

German journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Pant

German journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. Born in Berlin-Moabit, he moved in 1924 to Paris and in 1930 to Sweden.

Was a prolific and genre-bending American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy and

Was a prolific and genre-bending American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973).Kurt Vonnegut was born to fourth-generation German-American parents, son and grandson of architects in the Indianapolis firm Vonnegut & Bohn, on Armistice Day. As a student at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Vonnegut worked on the nation's first daily high school newspaper, The Daily Echo. He attended Cornell University from 1940 to 1943, where he served as assistant managing editor and associate editor for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun, and majored in chemistry. While attending Cornell, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, following in the footsteps of his father. While at Cornell, Vonnegut enlisted into the U.S. Army. The army sent him to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) and the University of Tennessee to study mechanical engineering. On May 14, 1944, Mothers' Day, his mother, Edith S. (Lieber) Vonnegut, committed suicide.